Cheval Noir | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,832 m (9,291 ft) |
Coordinates | 45°25′19″N 6°24′49″E / 45.421912°N 6.413515°E |
Geography | |
Cheval Noir is a mountain in the French Alps, in the Savoie department. [1] [2] It lies between Moûtiers in the north east and La Chambre in the south west. It is 2832 m high. [3]
The mountain is the namesake for the geologic Cheval Noir unit, an accretionary wedge that formed during the subduction of the Valais ocean (or North Penninic ocean). [4]