Grand Som

#385 among destinations in France

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. The summit has a cross and two relief tables. It lies in the Parc Naturel Régional de la Chartreuse. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 6647 ftProminence: 2910 ftCoordinates: 45°22'14"N, 5°48'43"E

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Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance

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Grand Som – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dent de Crolles, Gorges du Guiers Mort, Roche Veyrand, Lances de Malissard.

4.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dent de Crolles, Réserve naturelle nationale des Hauts de Chartreuse
119 min walk • 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.
2.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Gorges du Guiers Mort
73 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Chartreuse Mountains, the Gorges du Guiers Mort is a breathtaking canyon that offers an escape into the raw beauty of nature. This majestic geological formation in France is carved by the Guiers Mort river, which has shaped the landscape...
4.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Roche Veyrand
111 min walk • Roche Veyrand is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Chartreuse Mountains range. It has an elevation of 1,429 metres above sea level. It lies between the townships of Corbel and Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont in Savoie.
3.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lances de Malissard, Réserve naturelle nationale des Hauts de Chartreuse
87 min walk • The Lances de Malissard are two summits, located in the Chartreuse Mountains in the Department of Isère, in the French Prealps.
1 miSW
Monastery
Grande Chartreuse
27 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.
1.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chartreuse Mountains
45 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.
4.5 miE
Arch
Tour Isabelle, Réserve naturelle nationale des Hauts de Chartreuse
115 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.
1.7 miSW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Musée de la Grande Chartreuse, Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
45 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.
1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Col du Cucheron
31 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.
3.8 miN
Canyon
Gorges du Guiers Vif, Parc Naturel Régional de la Chartreuse
98 min walk • The Gorges du Guiers Vif is a canyon located in Isère and Savoie between the towns of Corbel and Saint-Christophe-sur-Guiers, and having as tributary the Guiers Vif.
4.5 miN
Mountain
Pointe de Thivelet, Parc Naturel Régional de la Chartreuse
114 min walk • La Pointe de Thivelet is mountain culminating at 1231 m above sea level and located in the township of Corbel in Savoie. It is situated in the Chartreuse Mountains.