Parent range Jura Mountains | ||
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Mountains Similar Belledonne, Vercors Massif, Alps, Bauges, Chamechaude |
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The Chartreuse Mountains (French: massif de la Chartreuse, [ʃaʁ.tʁøːz]) is a mountain range in southeastern France, stretching from the city of Grenoble south to the Lac du Bourget north. It is the southernmost range in the Jura Mountains and belongs to the French Prealps.
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- Map of Chartreuse Mountains 73670 Saint Pierre dEntremont France
- Quadcopter over chartreuse mountains french alps
- Geography
- Main summits
- Main passes
- With road
- Without road
- Main canyons
- Main trays
- Main karst areas
- Geology
- Winter sports resorts
- Environment
- Miscellaneous
- References
Map of Chartreuse Mountains, 73670 Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont, France
One of the larger cities in the Chartreuse Mountains is Voiron (Isère).
The monastic Carthusian Order takes its name from these mountains, where its first hermitage was founded in 1084. Also derived from the mountain range's name is that of the alcoholic cordial Chartreuse produced by the monks since the 1740s, and of the chartreuse colour, named after the drink.
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Geography
The mountain range rises between Grenoble (south), Chambéry (north), Voiron and Saint-Laurent-du-Pont (west) and Grésivaudan (Isère valley, east)
Main summits
Summits of the Chartreuse Mountains include:
Main passes
Passes of the Chartreuse Mountains include :
With road
Without road
Main canyons
Canyons of the Chartreuse Mountains include :
Main trays
Trays of the Chartreuse Mountains include :
Main karst areas
Karst areas of the Chartreuse include :
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.
Winter sports resorts
Chartreuse winter sports resorts include :
Environment
Miscellaneous
The Chartreuse Mountains gave their name to: