Meije

thumb|The Meije Massif from Col du Lautaret La Meije is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins range, located at the border of the Hautes-Alpes and Isère départements. It overlooks the nearby village of La Grave, a mountaineering centre and ski resort, well known for its off-piste and extreme skiing possibilities, and also dominates the view west of the Col du Lautaret. It is the second highest mountain of the Écrins after the Barre des Écrins.

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Mountain.name: Meije
Mountain.photo: Pic de la Meije.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption: La Meije
Mountain.elevation_m: 3984
Mountain.prominence_m: 821
Mountain.listing: Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Mountain.location: Isère - Hautes-Alpes, France
Mountain.range: Dauphiné Alps
Mountain.map: France
Mountain.map_caption: Location in France
Mountain.label_position: left
Mountain.first_ascent: 1877 by E.B. de Castelnau and P. Gaspard and son
Mountain.easiest_route: Southwest face

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Elevation: 3983
Image: Meije 29.jpg

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Commons category: Massif de la Meije
topographic prominence: 821
topographic isolation: 9.6

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Summits
Historic ascents
Approaches
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References

==Summits== Main ridge from west to east Le Grand Doigt, 3.764 m Pic du Glacier Carré, 3.862 m Grand Pic de la Meije or Pic Occidentale, 3.983 m Pic Central or Doigt de Dieu, 3.970 m Pic Oriental, 3.891 m Neighboring peaks are Le Râteau (3,809 m) to the west, past the Brèche de la Meije (3,357 m) and :fr:Le Pavé (3,823 m) and Pic Gaspard (3,881 m) to the southeast, past the Brèche Maximin Gaspard (3,723 m)