The Grande Tête de l'Obiou (; or simply l'Obiou) is a mountain in the French Prealps belonging to the French department of Isère. It is the highest peak of the Dévoluy Mountains and of the Dauphiné Prealps and the seventh most prominent summit of metropolitan France.
Geography Administratively the mountain is divided between the French communes of Cordéac (NE slopes) and Monestier-d'Ambel (SW slopes).Géoportail IGN on www.geoportail.fr
Access to the summit The easiest route for the summit starts from Baumes hut and ascends the southern slopes of the mountain through the Faïsses pass and the Obiou pass (l'Épaule).
See also List of French mountains by prominence
References
Maps French official cartography (Institut géographique national - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
Bibliography Claude Péquignot, Sa Majesté l'Obiou, 2004 Louis-Edmond Hamelin, L'Obiou entre Dieu et diable, 1990, extraits Fabienne Gilbertas, 60 ans, après l'accident de l'Obiou. Recueil de témoignages des sauveteurs, le 60ème anniversaire de la catastrophe, 2010