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DEM of the Chartreuse massif

The Chartreuse Mountains (French: massif de la Chartreuse) is a mountain range in eastern France, stretching to the north from the city of Grenoble to the lac du Bourget. It is part of the French Prealps. The capital of the Chartreuse Mountains is Voiron.

Summits

Summits in the Chartreuse include:

• Chamechaude, 2082 meters
• Dent de Crolles, 2062 meters
• Grand Som, 2033 meters
• la Grande Sure, 1920 meters
• Mont Granier, 1938 meters
• Dent du Chat, 1390 meters

Geology

The lithology is dominated by limestone, and several hundred kilometres of cave passages lie beneath the hills, including the world-famous 60 km long Dent de Crolles system.

A Double Arch, at 32m the longest span in the Alps

Ski resorts include

• Le Désert d'Entremont, where the use of snowshoes has been particularly developed
• Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
• Col de Porte (1326 m)
• Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse
• La Ruchère (cross-country skiing)
• Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet

Miscellaneous

The Chartreuse Mountains gave their name to:

• the monastery of the Grande Chartreuse, head of the Carthusian order
• the Chartreuse liquor, manufactured under the monks' supervision.
• Chartreuse, the greenish color of the Chartreuse liqueur.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Chartreuse Mountains

• 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, 5.833

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