From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chartreuse Mountains
Chartreuse Mountains
Summits
Summits in the Chartreuse include:
• Chamechaude, 2,082 metres (6,831 ft)
• Dent de Crolles, 2,062 metres (6,765 ft)
• Les Lances de Malissard 2,045 metres (6,709 ft)
• Grand Som, 2,026 metres (6,647 ft)
• Dôme de Bellefont 1,975 metres (6,480 ft)
• Piton de Bellefont 1,958 metres (6,424 ft)
• Mont Granier, 1,933 metres (6,342 ft)
• La Grande Sure, 1,920 metres (6,299 ft)
• Le Charmant Som 1,867 metres (6,125 ft)
• Le Sommet du Pinet ou le Truc 1,867 metres (6,125 ft)
• Les Rochers de Chalves 1,845 metres (6,053 ft)
Charmant Som and Chamechaude in the Chartreuse Moun- • Rocher de Lorzier 1,838 metres (6,030 ft)
tains. • Dent de l’Ours 1,820 metres (5,971 ft)
• Le Petit Som 1,772 metres (5,814 ft)
• La Pinéa 1,771 metres (5,810 ft)
• Le Mont Outheran 1,673 metres (5,489 ft)
• Les Grands Crêts 1,489 metres (4,885 ft)
• L’Écoutoux 1,406 metres (4,613 ft)
• Dent du Chat, 1,390 metres (4,560 ft)
• Le mont Saint-Eynard 1,358 metres (4,455 ft)
• Le Néron 1,298 metres (4,259 ft)
Panorama of the Grésivaudan Valley and the Chartreuse
Mountains from Les Sept Laux.
Geology
The lithology is dominated by limestone, and several
DEM of the Chartreuse massif. hundred kilometres of cave passages lie beneath the hills,
including the world-famous 60 km long Dent de Crolles
The Chartreuse Mountains (French: massif de la Char- system.
treuse, French: [ʃaʁ.tʁøːz]) is a mountain range in eastern
France, stretching to the north from the city of Grenoble Ski resorts include
to the Lac du Bourget. It is the southernmost range in the
Jura Mountains and belongs to the French Prealps. • Le Désert d’Entremont, where the use of snowshoes
One of the larger cities in the Chartreuse Mountains has been particularly developed
is Voiron (Isère). • Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
The monastic Carthusian Order takes its name from • Col de Porte 1,326 metres (4,350 ft)
these mountians, where its first hermitage was founded • Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse
in 1084. Also derived from the mountain range’s name • La Ruchère (cross-country skiing)
is that of the alcoholic cordial Chartreuse produced by • Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet
the monks since the 1740s, and of the chartreuse colour,
named after the drink. Miscellaneous
The Chartreuse Mountains gave their name to:
1
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chartreuse Mountains
• The monastery of the Grande Chartreuse, head of the
Carthusian order
• The Chartreuse liquor, manufactured under the
monks’ supervision.
• The color chartreuse, with the greenish hue of the
Chartreuse liqueur.
External links
• Chartreuse: A Walking Guide
• A Wiki-Walks guide to some less well known hiking
routes in the Chartreuse
Coordinates: 45°21′N 5°50′E / 45.35°N 5.833°E / 45.35;
5.833
The Double Arch, at 32 metres (105 ft) the longest span in the
Alps.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chartreuse_Mountains&oldid=461320908"
Categories:
• Mountain ranges of the Alps
• Mountain ranges of France
• Mountains of Isère
• Mountains of Savoie
• Rhône-Alpes geography stubs
This page was last modified on 18 November 2011 at 19:42. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-
ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of use for details. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of
the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.Contact us
Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers Mobile view
2