Digne Prealps

The Digne Prealps (French: Préalpes de Digne) are a massif in the southern part of the French Prealps located in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.

Digne Prealps
The snowy Prealps behind the commune of Digne-les-Bains
Highest point
Elevation	2,115 m (6,939 ft)
Parent peak	Les Monges
Naming
Native name	Préalpes de Digne (French)
Geography
Country	France
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Parent range	Provence Prealps

Geography

The Digne Prealps in the middle of the Provence Alps and Prealps section (as per SOIUSA)

Location

The massif extends around Digne-les-Bains, between the Durance river and Serre-Ponçon lake to the north, and the Verdon gorge to the south. It is bordered by the communes of Sisteron, Gréoux-les-Bains and Castellane.

It is surrounded to the northwest by the Bochaine, to the northeast by Massif des Trois-Évêchés, to the south-east by the Castellane Prealps and finally to the west by the Vaucluse mountains and the Baronnies Massif.

Main summits

• Les Monges, 2,115 m,
• Clot Ginoux (or Les Cimettes), 2,112 m
• l'Oratoire, 2,071 m
• Tête Grosse, 2,032 m
• Laupie (ou Tourtoureau), 2,025 m
• Clos de Bouc, 1,962 m
• Montagne de Chine, 1,952 m
• Mourre de Chanier, 1,930 m
• Marzenc, 1,930 m
• Sommet de Nibles, 1,909 m
• Mont Chiran, 1,905 m
• Grande Cloche de Barles, 1,887 m
• Montagne de Jouere, 1,886 m
• Chanau, 1,885 m
• Géruen Ridge, 1,880 m
• Grande Gautiere, 1,825 m

Geology

These ranges are identified by geologists by the Digne nappes, on the edge of the Trois-Évêchés massif, extending to Gap, whose characteristic outcrops are gypsum. It gradually leads to the Provençal limestone domain, towards the west and south, particularly towards the Valensole plateau.