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