Cheval Noir (mountain)

Elevation2,832 m (9,291 ft)

Coordinates45°25′19″N 6°24′49″E / 45.421912°N 6.413515°E / 45.421912; 6.413515

Cheval Noir
Highest point
Elevation	2,832 m (9,291 ft)
Coordinates	45°25′19″N 6°24′49″E / 45.421912°N 6.413515°E / 45.421912; 6.413515
Geography
Cheval Noir Alps

Cheval Noir is a mountain in the French Alps, in the Savoie department.^[1][2] It lies between Moûtiers in the north east and La Chambre in the south west. It is 2832 m high.^[3]

The mountain is the namesake for the geologic Cheval Noir unit, an accretionary wedge that formed during the subduction of the Valais ocean (or North Penninic ocean).^[4]