Chartreuse Mountains
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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.
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Summits
Summits in the Chartreuse include:
- Chamechaude, 2082 meters
- Dent de Crolles, 2062 meters
- Grand Som, 2033 meters
- la Grande Sure, 1920 meters
- Granier, 1938 meters
- Dent du Chat, 1390 meters
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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.
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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
- La Ruchère (cross-country skiing)
- Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet
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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.
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