▁in ▁Ha ute - M aur ienne . ▁A ▁wide ▁circ us , ▁called ▁' Plan ▁des ▁Cav ales ', ▁opens ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁towards ▁the ▁Lac ▁du ▁Mont - C enis . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁sum mit , ▁a ▁long ▁r idge ▁is ▁going ▁south - east ▁to ▁Po inte ▁du ▁Lam et , ▁then ▁to ▁Roc ci am el one . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mountain ▁s lop es ▁exposed ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁re cl ine ▁gla cier ▁de ▁l ' Ar c elle ▁Ne uve ▁and ▁gla cier ▁du ▁V ieux . ▁ ▁Given ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁and ▁the ▁special ▁isol ation ▁of ▁its ▁sum mit , ▁one ▁gets ▁a ▁wide ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁mountains . ▁ ▁Cl imb ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit ▁The ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit ▁generally ▁begins ▁from ▁Lake ▁of ▁Mont - C enis . ▁Ar riv ed ▁in ▁Plan ▁des ▁Font ain ettes ▁( 2 , 0 9 0 ▁m ) ▁starting ▁at ▁the ▁characteristic ▁py ram id - sh aped ▁church , ▁walk ▁to ▁Fort ▁de ▁R once . ▁Near ▁the ▁Fort , ▁start ▁heading ▁north ▁on ▁a ▁long ▁path ▁that ▁goes ▁with ▁large ▁co ils ▁to ▁reach ▁Col ▁du ▁Lou ▁( 3 , 0 4 2 ▁m ). ▁From ▁the ▁pass , ▁follow ▁the ▁r idge ▁east wards ▁over coming ▁various ▁rid ges , ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁Sign al ▁du ▁Grand ▁Mont - C enis ▁( 3 , 3 7 7 ▁m ), ▁and ▁finally ▁to ▁the