Tête de l'Estrop



The Tête de l'Estrop is a mountain of the French Prealps located in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. It is the highest peak of the Provence Alps and Prealps.

Geography
Administratively the mountain is divided between the French communes of Prads-Haute-Bléone (southern slopes) and Méolans-Revel (vallon du Laverq, northern slopes).

Access to the summit
The easiest route to the summit starts from La Foux d'Allos, a ski resort in the commune of Allos, which reaches the top through the eastern slopes of the mountain.

Other facts

 * It has the scenic peculiarity of being currently the furthest mountain in the world portrayed in front of a sunrise (a worldwide record of sunrise picture).
 * On 24 March 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed into the lower western slopes of the mountain.

Maps

 * French official cartography (Institut géographique national - IGN); on-line version:  www.geoportail.fr