Cime de Caron

{{Short description|Mountain in France}}

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| name = Cime de Caron

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| elevation_m = 3195

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| location = Savoie, France

| range = Massif de la Vanoise

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| map_caption = Location in France

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File:Cime de Caron France top station from SE on 2015-01-05.png]]

Cime de Caron is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range. It has an elevation of {{Convert|3195|m}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/europe-travel/austria/best-affordable-ski-resorts-in-europe-m3mshhtjr|title=Best affordable ski resorts in Europe|website=The Times|access-date=2022-08-19}} A cable car was built on the mountain in 1982.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/cable-car-accident-france-alps-val-thorens-722fde3cb9b5c4180e3ebc4a0e19b606|title=Cable car accident at ski resort injures 8 workers in French Alps |website=Associated Press |access-date=2024-11-19}}

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