Dauphiné Prealps
| Dauphiné Prealps | |
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| Préalpes du Dauphiné | |
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Grande Tête de l'Obiou |
| Elevation | 2,790 m (9,150 ft) |
| Coordinates | 44°46′31″N 5°50′22″E / 44.77528°N 5.83944°ECoordinates: 44°46′31″N 5°50′22″E / 44.77528°N 5.83944°E |
| Geography | |
Dauphiné Prealps (section nr.6) within Western Alps
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| Country | France |
| Région | Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Parent range | Alps |
| Borders on | Provence Alps and Prealps, Dauphiné Alps and Savoy Prealps |
| Rivers | Drac, Durance, Isère and Drôme |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary rocks |
The Dauphiné Prealps (Préalpes du Dauphiné in French) are a mountain range in the south-western part of the Alps. They are located in Rhône-Alpes and, marginally, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (south-eastern France). Dauphiné Prealps are the central section of the French Prealps.
The Dauphiné (pronounced [dofine]) is a historical region whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of Isère, Drôme, and Hautes-Alpes.
Administratively the French part of the range belongs to the French departments of Isère, Drôme, Hautes-Alpes and, marginally, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The whole range is drained by the Rhone river.
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:
Dauphiné Prealps' borders are (anticlockwise):
The Dauphiné Prealps are divided into five Alpine subsections:
Some notable summits of the range are:
Some notable passes of the range are:
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