Saturday, July 18, 2026 My Trip English中文
World news · travel · culture
Taiwan The Taiwan Times
台灣國際報 — Taiwan's window to the world
Mountain

Ailefroide

France · Europe

Ailefroide
Ailefroide. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

About

The Ailefroide (3,954 m) is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps, and is the third highest peak in the Dauphiné Alps after the Barre des Écrins and La Meije. It lies at the south-western end of the Mont Pelvoux–Pic Sans Nom–Ailefroide ridge.

There are three main summits on the mountain:

L'Ailefroide Occidentale (3,954 m): first ascent by W. A. B. Coolidge with guides Christian Almer and Ulrich Almer on 7 July 1870

L'Ailefroide Centrale (3,928 m): first ascent by Auguste Reynier, Pierre Gaspard (father), Christophe Clot and Joseph Turc on 8 August 1889

L'Ailefroide Orientale (3,848 m): first ascent by J. Nérot, Emile Pic and Giraud-Lézin on 25 August 1880

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

More mountains in France