Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Beaufortain

Floor369 m1,211 ft

Depth: 1,135 m
Rim: 2,093 m
Length: 24.5 km
Tonight: -6°CSnow · Wind 6 km/h SW

Beaufortain is up to 1,135 m deep: the rim reaches 2,093 m and the floor 369 m, along 24.5 km.

All facts

Floor: 369 m

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Depth

Depth of Beaufortain

Up to 1,135 m deep (typically 686 m) along the 24.5 km in view.

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

3D map

Beaufortain 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Beaufortain terrain and contours

100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Beaufortain elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Beaufortain weather

Tonight · Snow · -6°C (21°F) · 1.9 mm · Wind 6 km/h SW

Beaufortain forecast for about 2,093 m.

Tonight-6°1.9 mm6 km/h SW
Today-5°-4°6.7 mm7 km/h E
Sun-7°1°19.8 mm7 km/h E
Mon-5°9°–5 km/h E
Tue0°12°–4 km/h E
Wed-2°8°–4 km/h NW
Thu-1°7°–4 km/h W
Fri-2°9°–4 km/h W
Sat-2°6°0.7 mm5 km/h W
Sun-4°1°4.2 mm4 km/h W

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Beaufortain

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Beaufortain, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
0.7 km S
+2 more within 1.2 km
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Nearest campsite
Camping Onlycamp de Domelin
1.7 km SE · +1 more within 2.8 km
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Nearest caravan site
Aire de camping-car de Beaufort
2.0 km SE · +2 more within 3.5 km
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Nearest hut
Les Culets
5.0 km SW · +2 more within 5.1 km
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All mapped places 11

Place	Distance
Parking	0.7 km S
Parking	0.9 km E
Parking	1.2 km NNE
Camping Onlycamp de DomelinCampsite	1.7 km SE
Aire de camping-car de BeaufortCaravan site	2.0 km SE
Le Grand TétrasCaravan site	2.0 km NW
Camping d'Alpage des JoretsCampsite	2.8 km NNE
Aire de camping-car de Col, Les SaisiesCaravan site	3.5 km NNW
Les CuletsHut	5.0 km SW
Cabane de CohennozHut	5.0 km WNW
Refuge de VarzeronHut	5.1 km WNW

Slope

Share of the 17 × 17 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

19.8%

Moderate, 15–30°

43.6%

Steep, 30–45°

33.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

3.2%

Steeper than 30°: 36.6% of the 289 km² view
Relief in view: 2,345 m low point 332 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 65.3%Grassland 30.7%Built-up 2.0%Cropland 0.5%Water 0.5%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 8.5 km of Beaufortain.

Summit list 6

1Roche Plane2,166 m 1.3 km SSE
2Légette du Mirantin2,353 m 2.0 km S
3Nid d'Aigle2,343 m 2.0 km S
4Cote 21002,100 m 2.4 km SSE
5Mont Mirantin2,463 m 2.5 km SSW
6Mont Bisanne1,944 m 4.7 km N

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 8.5 km; 1,213 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Setaceous Hebrew Character57
Muslin Moth44
Small Whiteface43
Heart and Dart42
Lesser Pearl37
Sedge Darner26

Where it sits

Where Beaufortain sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Aiguille de BionnassayPeak · 4,052 m28 km ENE

Downloads

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Print & wall

JPGBeaufortain satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-24.

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-24)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Official website · Wikidata · Wikipedia

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