Le Môle

Coordinates: 46°06′24″N 06°27′18″E / 46.10667°N 6.45500°E / 46.10667; 6.45500
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Le Môle
Highest point
Elevation1,863 m (6,112 ft)
Prominence1,254 m (4,114 ft)[1]
Coordinates46°06′24″N 06°27′18″E / 46.10667°N 6.45500°E / 46.10667; 6.45500
Geography
Le Môle is located in Alps
Le Môle
Le Môle
Location in the Alps
LocationHaute-Savoie, France
Parent rangeChablais Alps
Le Môle, center, seen from Geneva on a hazy June day.

Le Môle (French pronunciation:

Saint-Jeoire-en-Faucigny, Viuz-en-Sallaz, Peillonnex, and Faucigny
encircle it. It rises to 1,863 metres and affords an excellent 360-degree view of the surrounding region.

Though a small mountain by Alpine standards, it is of great geographic importance as it divides the vallée de l'

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
, quotes Le Môle as being seen by Victor Frankenstein from Geneva, where he was born and lived before being a student in Germany.


Le Môle (to the left of Mont Blanc, in the background) as seen from Geneva, to the right and in the foreground is the Salève.

References

  1. ^ "Le Môle -peakbagger". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 February 2015.