Le Râteau

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| name = Le Râteau

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| photo = Face sud du Rateau.jpg

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| photo_alt = A snow-covered mountain against a clear deep blue sky

| photo_caption = The southern face of Le Râteau

| elevation_m = 3809

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| listing = Alpine mountains above 3000 m

| translation = The Rake | language = French

| range = Massif des Écrins, French Alps

| location = Hautes-Alpes, France

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| map_alt = A map of France, showing the location of Le Râteau

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Le Râteau is a mountain in the French Alps. Located in the Massif des Écrins, the mountain is {{convert|3809|m|ft}} tall.

The mountain overlooks the valley of the Romanche river and the village of La Grave to the north. The summit is very close to Meije, which is separated by a ridge.

Le Râteau has the appearance of a rake or a comb with several teeth; the English translation of le râteau is "the rake". The mountain has two distinct peaks at its ends.

Image:Rateau face nord-isere-france.jpg

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References

  • {{citation|last=Labande|first=François|title=Guide du Haut-Dauphiné|year=1995|publisher=Groupe de Haute Montagne}}

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Category:Alpine three-thousanders

Category:Mountains of Hautes-Alpes

Category:Mountains of the Alps

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