Le Môle
Mountain in France
title: "Le Môle" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-haute-savoie", "mountains-of-the-alps"] description: "Mountain in France" topic_path: "general/mountains-of-haute-savoie" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Môle" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mountain in France ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Le Môle |
| photo | Le Môle depuis Cluses en hiver.JPG |
| elevation_m | 1,863 |
| prominence_m | 1,254 |
| prominence_ref | |
| range | Chablais Alps |
| location | Haute-Savoie, France |
| map | Alps |
| map_caption | Location in the Alps |
| map_image | {{OSM Location map |
| coord | |
| zoom | 9 |
| float | center |
| width | 300 |
| height | 300 |
| caption | Mouse over (or touch) gives more detail of peaks. |
| title | Main peaks of the Chablais Alps |
| markD | Maki-mountain-15.svg |
| mark-sizeD | 15 |
| label-sizeD | 14 |
| label-colorD | dark red |
| label-posD | top |
| mark-coord1 | |
| mark-title1 | Dents du Midi |
| mark-description1 | 3257 m |
| mark-coord2 | |
| mark-title2 | Tour Sallière |
| mark-description2 | 3220 m |
| label-pos2 | top |
| mark-coord3 | |
| label-pos3 | right |
| mark-title3 | Les Jumelles |
| mark-description3 | 2215 m |
| mark-coord4 | |
| mark-title4 | Dent d'Oche |
| mark-description4 | 2221 m |
| label-pos4 | left |
| mark-coord5 | |
| mark-title5 | Cornettes de Bise |
| mark-description5 | 2432 m |
| label-pos5 | left |
| mark-coord6 | |
| mark-title6 | Mont de Grange |
| mark-description6 | 2432 m |
| label-pos6 | bottom |
| mark-coord7 | |
| label-pos7 | bottom |
| mark-title7 | Dents Blanches |
| mark-description7 | 2756 m |
| mark-coord8 | |
| label-pos8 | right |
| mark-title8 | Mont Buet |
| mark-description8 | 3096 m |
| mark-coord9 | |
| mark-title9 | Hauts-Forts |
| mark-description9 | 2466 m |
| mark-coord10 | |
| mark-title10 | Tenneverge |
| label-pos10 | left |
| mark-description10 | 2989 m |
| mark-coord11 | |
| mark-title11 | Mont Ruan |
| label-pos11 | bottom |
| mark-description11 | 3057 m |
| mark-coord12 | |
| mark-title12 | Luisin |
| label-pos12 | bottom |
| mark-description12 | 2786 m |
| mark-coord13 | |
| mark-title13 | Pointe d'Anterne |
| label-pos13 | bottom |
| mark-description13 | 2733 m |
| mark-coord14 | |
| mark-title14 | Fontanabran |
| label-pos14 | bottom |
| mark-description14 | 2703 m |
| mark-coord15 | |
| mark-title15 | Le Grammont |
| label-pos15 | right |
| mark-description15 | 2172 m |
| mark-coord16 | |
| mark-title16 | Pointe de l'Au |
| label-pos16 | right |
| mark-description16 | 2152 m |
| mark-coord17 | |
| mark-title17 | Dent du Vélan |
| label-pos17 | left |
| mark-description17 | 2059 m |
| mark-coord18 | |
| mark-title18 | Pointe de Bellevue |
| label-pos18 | bottom |
| mark-description18 | 2042 m |
| mark-coord19 | |
| mark-title19 | Pointe de Nyon |
| label-pos19 | bottom |
| mark-description19 | 2019 m |
| mark-coord20 | |
| mark-title20 | Pointe de Chavasse |
| label-pos20 | right |
| mark-description20 | 2012 m |
| mark-coord21 | |
| mark-title21 | Pointe d'Uble |
| label-pos21 | right |
| mark-description21 | 1963 m |
| mark-coord22 | |
| mark-title22 | Mont Billiat |
| label-pos22 | right |
| mark-description22 | 1894 m |
| mark-coord23 | |
| mark-title23 | Pointe d'Ireuse |
| label-pos23 | right |
| mark-description23 | 1890 m |
| mark-coord24 | |
| mark-title24 | Mont Ouzon |
| label-pos24 | right |
| mark-description24 | 1880 m |
| mark-coord25 | |
| mark-title25 | Le Môle |
| label-pos25 | top |
| mark-description25 | 1863 m |
| mark25 | Red-mountain-15.svg |
| label-color25 | red |
| mark-size25 | 20 |
| label25 | Le Môle |
| mark-coord26 | |
| mark-title26 | Grenier de Commune |
| label-pos26 | right |
| mark-description26 | 1775 m |
| mark-coord27 | |
| mark-title27 | Montagne des Mémises |
| label-pos27 | top |
| mark-description27 | 1674 m |
| mark-coord28 | |
| mark-title28 | Pointe de Miribel |
| label-pos28 | right |
| mark-description28 | 1581 m |
| mark-coord29 | |
| mark-title29 | Pointe des Brasses |
| label-pos29 | right |
| mark-description29 | 1502 m |
| mark-coord30 | |
| mark-title30 | Les Trables (Mont Bichet, La Crêche) |
| label-pos30 | right |
| mark-description30 | 1360 m |
| mark-coord31 | |
| mark-title31 | Mont Orchez |
| label-pos31 | right |
| mark-description31 | 1347 m |
| mark-coord32 | |
| mark-title32 | Mont de Boisy |
| label-pos32 | right |
| mark-description32 | 739 m |
| mark-coord33 | |
| mark-title33 | Le Cheval Blanc |
| mark-description33 | 2831 m |
| mark-size40 | 0 |
| mark-coord40 | |
| label40 | Lake Geneva |
| label-color40 | white |
| mark41 | Nuvola Swiss flag.svg |
| mark-size41 | 30 |
| mark-coord41 | |
| label41 | Switzerland |
| label-size41 | 15 |
| mark42 | FranceFlag-ico.png |
| mark-size42 | 30 |
| mark-coord42 | |
| label42 | France |
| label-size42 | 15 |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| :: |
| name = Le Môle | photo = Le Môle depuis Cluses en hiver.JPG | photo_caption = | elevation_m = 1,863 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 1,254 | prominence_ref= | range = Chablais Alps | location = Haute-Savoie, France | map = Alps | range_coordinates = | map_caption = Location in the Alps | map_image ={{OSM Location map | coord = | zoom=9 | float = center | width = 300 | height = 300 | caption = Mouse over (or touch) gives more detail of peaks. | title =Main peaks of the Chablais Alps | markD = Maki-mountain-15.svg | mark-sizeD = 15 | label-sizeD = 14 | label-colorD = dark red | label-posD = top | mark-coord1 = |mark-title1=Dents du Midi |mark-description1 = 3257 m | mark-coord2 = |mark-title2=Tour Sallière |mark-description2 = 3220 m | label-pos2 = top|ldy2=3 | mark-coord3 = | label-pos3 = right|ldx3=-3 |mark-title3=Les Jumelles |mark-description3 = 2215 m | mark-coord4 = |mark-title4=Dent d'Oche |mark-description4 =2221 m | label-pos4 = left | mark-coord5 = |mark-title5=Cornettes de Bise |mark-description5 =2432 m | label-pos5 = left | mark-coord6 = |mark-title6=Mont de Grange |mark-description6 =2432 m | label-pos6 = bottom | mark-coord7 = | label-pos7 = bottom|ldy7=-7 |mark-title7=Dents Blanches |mark-description7 =2756 m | mark-coord8 = | label-pos8 =right |mark-title8=Mont Buet |mark-description8 =3096 m | mark-coord9 = |mark-title9=Hauts-Forts |mark-description9 =2466 m | mark-coord10 = |mark-title10=Tenneverge | label-pos10 = left |mark-description10 =2989 m | mark-coord11 = |mark-title11=Mont Ruan | label-pos11 = bottom|ldy11=-5 |mark-description11 =3057 m | mark-coord12 = |mark-title12=Luisin | label-pos12 = bottom|ldy12=-5 |mark-description12 =2786 m | mark-coord13 = |mark-title13=Pointe d'Anterne | label-pos13 = bottom|ldy13=-8 |mark-description13 =2733 m | mark-coord14 = |mark-title14=Fontanabran | label-pos14 = bottom|ldy14=-8 |mark-description14 =2703 m | mark-coord15 = |mark-title15=Le Grammont | label-pos15= right|ldy15=-8|ldx15=-4 |mark-description15 =2172 m | mark-coord16 = |mark-title16=Pointe de l'Au | label-pos16= right|ldy16=-2 |mark-description16 =2152 m | mark-coord17 = |mark-title17=Dent du Vélan | label-pos17= left|ldy17=3|ldx17=4 |mark-description17 =2059 m | mark-coord18 = |mark-title18=Pointe de Bellevue | label-pos18= bottom|ldy18=0|ldx18=0 |mark-description18 =2042 m | mark-coord19 = |mark-title19=Pointe de Nyon | label-pos19= bottom|ldy19=-4|ldx19=0 |mark-description19 =2019 m | mark-coord20 = |mark-title20=Pointe de Chavasse | label-pos20= right|ldy20=-9|ldx20=0 |mark-description20 =2012 m | mark-coord21 = |mark-title21=Pointe d'Uble | label-pos21= right|ldy21=5|ldx21=0 |mark-description21 =1963 m | mark-coord22 = |mark-title22=Mont Billiat | label-pos22= right|ldy22=0|ldx22=0 |mark-description22 =1894 m | mark-coord23 = |mark-title23=Pointe d'Ireuse | label-pos23= right|ldy23=5|ldx23=0 |mark-description23 =1890 m | mark-coord24 = |mark-title24=Mont Ouzon | label-pos24= right|ldy24=-3|ldx24=0 |mark-description24 =1880 m | mark-coord25 = |mark-title25=Le Môle | label-pos25= top|ldy25=3|ldx25=0 |mark-description25 =1863 m | mark25= Red-mountain-15.svg | label-color25 = red | mark-size25 = 20 |label25=Le Môle | mark-coord26 = |mark-title26=Grenier de Commune | label-pos26= right|ldy26=-3|ldx26=0 |mark-description26 =1775 m | mark-coord27 = |mark-title27=Montagne des Mémises | label-pos27= top|ldy27=-7|ldx27=0 |mark-description27 =1674 m | mark-coord28 = |mark-title28=Pointe de Miribel | label-pos28= right|ldy28=-3|ldx28=0 |mark-description28 =1581 m | mark-coord29 = |mark-title29=Pointe des Brasses | label-pos29= right|ldy29=-3|ldx29=0 |mark-description29 =1502 m | mark-coord30 = |mark-title30=Les Trables (Mont Bichet, La Crêche) | label-pos30= right|ldy30=-3|ldx30=0 |mark-description30 =1360 m | mark-coord31 = |mark-title31=Mont Orchez | label-pos31= right|ldy31=-3|ldx31=0 |mark-description31 =1347 m | mark-coord32 = |mark-title32=Mont de Boisy | label-pos32= right|ldy32=-5|ldx32=0 |mark-description32 =739 m | mark-coord33 = | mark-title33=Le Cheval Blanc |mark-description33 =2831 m | mark40 = | mark-size40= 0 | mark-coord40 = | label40 = Lake Geneva |label-color40=white | mark41 = Nuvola Swiss flag.svg | mark-size41= 30 | mark-coord41 = | label41 = Switzerland|ldy41=-10|ldx41=-3 | label-size41 = 15 | mark42 = FranceFlag-ico.png | mark-size42 = 30 | mark-coord42 = | label42 = France|ldy42=-10 | label-size42 = 15 | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = | type = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = Le Môle () is a mountain of the Chablais Alps in the Haute-Savoie department of France which dominates the area around the town of Bonneville. The communes of Ayze, La Tour, Saint-Jean-de-Tholome, Marignier, 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'Arve to the south and the west from the vallée du Giffre to the north and southeast, and dominates the southern entrance to the Geneva basin. Mary Shelley, in her 1818 novel 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.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/GenèveMontBlanc.jpeg" caption="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]]."] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/MoleFromGeneva.jpg" caption="Le Môle, center, seen from [[Geneva]] on a hazy June day."] ::
References
References
- "Le Môle -peakbagger". peakbagger.com.
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