Location of the Bornes Massif The massif is bounded on the east by the
Thônes depression and the
Aravis Range, where the highest peaks of the Northern Prealps are to be found, to the south-west by
Lake Annecy and the
Bauges Massif, and to the north by the valley of
Arve and
Chablais. The name "Aravis Massif" is also used to refer to the whole massif, possibly an effect of tourist marketing. The massif can be accessed though numerous open valleys which separate the massif's peaks: • From
Annecy via the Bluffy
col (631 m) or via the recently widened
Dingy-Saint-Clair pass, both of which lead to Thônes, • From
Bonneville via the Borne
gorge which leads to
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt, • From the east (
Megève) via the Aravis col (1486 m, with a view of
Mont Blanc) which leads to
La Clusaz, • From
Cluses to the north-east via the
col de la Colombière, closed in winter, which leads to
Le Grand-Bornand, • From the south (
Faverges,
Ugine) via the Marais col (843 m) which leads to Thônes. Two important rivers traverse the massif: • The
Fier from
Mont Charvin in the Aravis at
Annecy passing by Thônes, the crossroads of the valleys, • The Borne de la Pointe-Percée at Bonneville which flows into the Arve, passing by le Grand-Bornand and
le Petit-Bornand.
Summits Main summits of the massif, outside those from the Aravis range: • Pointe Blanche, , highest point in the massif, part of the Bargy range •
Pic de Jallouvre, part of the Bargy range • Pointe du midi, Bargy range •
La Tournette, good view from Annecy lake • Grand Bargy, • Pointe de Balafrasse, • Pointe Dzérat (or pointe Est du Midi), • Pointe d'Almet, • Pointe de la Grande Combe, • Petit Bargy, • le Buclon, • la Cime de Février, • Mount Lachat de Châtillon, (below le Grand-Bornand) • l'Aiguille verte, • Pointe de la Beccaz, • le Crêt des Mouches, • Mont Lachat, (north Thônes) • Pointe de Deux Heures, • Pointe de Banc Fleuri, • la Montagne de Sous-Dine, •
Pointe d'Andey, •
Mont Veyrier, Summits visible from Annecy (and the massif de la Tournette): • Tête du Parmelan, •
Dents de Lanfon, • Mount Veyrier, • Mount Baron, (in the Veyrier mountains) As well as its peaks, it has plateaus which are slightly elevated but difficult to access, such as the
plateau des Glières tragically famous from the time of the
Second World War. == Geology ==