Dent de Crolles, Réserve naturelle nationale des Hauts de Chartreuse

Name: Dent de Crolles
Address: Réserve naturelle nationale des Hauts de Chartreuse, France

#1 among attractions in Réserve naturelle nationale des Hauts de Chartreuse

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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Dent de Crolles, Réserve naturelle nationale des Hauts de Chartreuse

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The Dent de Crolles is a karstic mountain of the Chartreuse Mountains range, 17 kilometres north east of Grenoble, Isère, France. It has a characteristic "tooth-like" profile and is easily recognizable in the Isère Valley in the Grenoble area. The French word "dent" means tooth and "de Crolles" is derived from the town of Crolles, located next to the mountain. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 6765 ftProminence: 2264 ftCoordinates: 45°18'41"N, 5°51'27"E

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Dent de Crolles – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chamechaude, Grand Som, Lances de Malissard, Grande Chartreuse.

3.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chamechaude
96 min walk • Chamechaude is the highest peak in the Chartreuse Mountains, a prominent mountain range in southeastern France, standing at an elevation of 2,082 meters. It is a beacon for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts, offering a challenging ascent and breathtaking views of the...
4.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grand Som
119 min walk • The Grand Som is a mountain of the Chartreuse Mountains in the French Prealps, in Isère, France. It has a long ridge, unevenly sharp, overlooking the Petit Som, the Col de la Ruchère northwest and the Grande Chartreuse monastery below the cliffs.
2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lances de Malissard, Réserve naturelle nationale des Hauts de Chartreuse
66 min walk • The Lances de Malissard are two summits, located in the Chartreuse Mountains in the Department of Isère, in the French Prealps.
4.7 miNW
Monastery
Grande Chartreuse
121 min walk • Grande Chartreuse is the head monastery of the Carthusian religious order. It is located in the Chartreuse Mountains, north of the city of Grenoble, in the commune of Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, France.
2.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chartreuse Mountains
75 min walk • The Chartreuse Mountains are a mountain range in southeastern France, stretching from the city of Grenoble in the south to the Lac du Bourget in the north.
4.6 miNE
Arch
Tour Isabelle, Réserve naturelle nationale des Hauts de Chartreuse
118 min walk • The Tour Isabelle double arch, also named the Tour Percée arch, is a double natural arch, located in the Parc Naturel Régional de la Chartreuse, Chartreuse Mountains, France. Its span is 32 metres, which makes it the widest natural arch in the Alps.
4.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Col de Porte
119 min walk • The Col de Porte is a mountain pass situated in the Chartreuse Mountains in the Isère department of France, between Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse to the south and Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse to the north.
4.2 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Musée de la Grande Chartreuse, Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
107 min walk • Created in 1957, the Grande Chartreuse museum aims to enlighten visitors on the Carthusian order, their 900 years of history, their way of life as well as on the Grande Chartreuse and its architecture.
4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Col du Cucheron
102 min walk • The Col du Cucheron, culminating at 1139 m above sea level, is one of the points of the long depression of the "three passes" of the Chartreuse massif linking Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse south to Saint-Pierre d'Entremont north.
4.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Grésivaudan, Tencin
115 min walk • The Grésivaudan is a valley of the French Alps, situated mostly in the Isère. Etymologically, Graisivaudan comes from roots meaning "Grenoble" and "valley".
4.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Charmant Som
119 min walk • Charrant SOM - a peak in the Sabaud Prealpach, parts of the Western Alps. It lies in eastern France in the region of Owernia-Rodan-Alpa. It belongs to the chartreuse massif.