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Cime de Caron

Coordinates: 45°15′47″N 06°33′42″E / 45.26306°N 6.56167°E / 45.26306; 6.56167
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Cime de Caron
Cime de Caron is located in France
Cime de Caron
Cime de Caron
Location in France
Highest point
Elevation3,195 m (10,482 ft)
Coordinates45°15′47″N 06°33′42″E / 45.26306°N 6.56167°E / 45.26306; 6.56167
Geography
LocationSavoie, France
Parent rangeMassif de la Vanoise
Top station

Cime de Caron is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range. It has an elevation of 3,195 metres (10,482 ft) above sea level. It is a mountain in the Three Valleys (Les Trois Vallées) a popular ski resort, in the valley of Les Belleville, in the resort of Val Thorens. It has four ski slopes: three black, and one red. One of the blacks (Combe de Rosael) goes into the secret fourth valley, in the three valleys, Orelle. Cime de Caron is the second-highest skiing point in the Three Valleys.[1] A cable car was built on the mountain in 1982.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Best affordable ski resorts in Europe". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  2. ^ "Cable car accident at ski resort injures 8 workers in French Alps". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-11-19.