Ranges and Peaks
| Chain | Range | Highest Summit | Elevation (m/ft) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savoy Prealps | Haut-Giffre Massif | Haute Cime | 3,257 metres (10,686 ft) | Highest summit in the French Prealps |
| Savoy Prealps | Aiguilles Rouges | Aiguille du Belvédère | 2,965 metres (9,728 ft) | |
| Savoy Prealps | Chablais Alps | Hauts-Forts | 2,464 metres (8,084 ft) | Peak on French side of the range |
| Savoy Prealps | Bornes | Pointe Blanche | 2,438 metres (7,999 ft) | |
| Savoy Prealps | Aravis Range | Pointe Percée | 2,750 metres (9,022 ft) | |
| Savoy Prealps | Bauges | Arcalod | 2,217 metres (7,274 ft) | |
| Savoy Prealps | Chartreuse Mountains | Chamechaude | 2,082 metres (6,831 ft) | |
| Dauphiné Prealps | Vercors Plateau | Grand Veymont | 2,341 metres (7,680 ft) | also called the French Dolomites |
| Dauphiné Prealps | Diois Mountains | Mont Jocou | 2,051 metres (6,729 ft) | |
| Dauphiné Prealps | Dévoluy Mountains | Grande Tête de l'Obiou | 2,789 metres (9,150 ft) | |
| Provence Prealps | Trois-Évêchés Massif | Tête de l'Estrop | 2,961 metres (9,715 ft) | |
| Provence Prealps | Bochaine | Mont Céüse | 2,016 metres (6,614 ft) | also called the Pays du Buëch |
| Provence Prealps | Digne Prealps | Les Monges | 2,115 metres (6,939 ft) | |
| Provence Prealps | Baronnies | Mont Mare | 1,603 metres (5,259 ft) | |
| Provence Prealps | Vaucluse Mountains | Signal de Saint-Pierre | 1,256 metres (4,121 ft) | |
| Provence Prealps | Luberon Mountains | Mourre Nègre | 1,125 metres (3,691 ft) | |
| Maritime Prealps | Castellan Prealps | Puy de Rent | 1,996 metres (6,549 ft) | also called the Grasse Prealps |
| Maritime Prealps | Nice Prealps | Pointe des Trois Communes | 2,080 metres (6,824 ft) | Highest point on the Authion Massif |
| Non-contiguous | Alpilles | Tour des Opies | 387 metres (1,270 ft) | Traditional southern range |
| Non-contiguous | Mont Sainte-Victoire | Pic des Mouches | 1,011 metres (3,317 ft) | Traditional southern range |
| Non-contiguous | Sainte-Baume | Joug de l'Aigle | 1,148 metres (3,766 ft) | Traditional southern range |
Among the best known peaks in the French Prealps are:
- Mont Ventoux, near Carpentras, Vaucluse, called the "Giant of Provence" 1,912 metres (6,273 ft)
- Mont Aiguille, near Chichilianne, Isère, which has a distinctive broad flat top, 2,087 metres (6,847 ft)
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