Grand Crêt d’Eau
Grand Crêt d’Eau is a mountain in Confort, Arrondissement of Nantua, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,580 metres. Grand Crêt d’Eau is situated nearby to the hamlet Écorans, as well as near Menthières.Photo: Dr. Bernd Gross, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,580 metres
- Description: group of mountains at the southern conclusion of the French Jura
- Also known as: “Le Grand Credo”, “Le Grand Cret d’Eau”, and “Le Grand Crêt d’Eau”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort l’Écluse and Col de Menthières.
Fort l’Écluse
Fort
Photo: Yann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort l'Écluse, or the Fort de l'Écluse, is a military fort in Léaz, Ain, close to Collonges in Eastern France. It commands the Rhône Valley as a natural entrance into France from Switzerland between the Vuache and the Jura Mountains. Fort l’Écluse is situated 4 km southeast of Grand Crêt d’Eau.
Col de Menthières
Mountain saddle
Photo: Patrub01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Col de Menthières is a mountain saddle, which is situated 3½ km north of Grand Crêt d’Eau.
Église de l’Immaculée-Conception de Confort
Church
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église de l’Immaculée-Conception de Confort is a church, which is situated 3 km west of Grand Crêt d’Eau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lancrans and Montanges.
Lancrans
Village
Lancrans is a former commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Valserhône. In 1858, Vanchy and Confort separated from Lancrans to form new communes. Lancrans is situated 3½ km southwest of Grand Crêt d’Eau.
Montanges
Village
Photo: Sbjoern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montanges is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Montanges is situated 5 km west of Grand Crêt d’Eau.
Châtillon-en-Michaille
Village
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Châtillon-en-Michaille is a former commune in the Ain department in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Valserhône. Châtillon-en-Michaille is situated 5 km west of Grand Crêt d’Eau.
Grand Crêt d’Eau
- Categories: mountain, free flight site, hogback, and landform
- Location: Confort, Arrondissement of Nantua, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Grand Crêt d’Eau” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Grand Crêt d’Eau”
- French: “Crêt de la Goutte”
- French: “Grand Credo”
- French: “Grand Credoz”
- French: “Grand Crêt d’Eau”
- German: “Crêt de la Goutte”
- German: “Grand Crêt d’Eau”
- Ladin: “Grand Crêt d’Eau”
- Portuguese: “Grand Crêt d’Eau”
- Spanish: “Grand Crêt d’Eau”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Écorans and Menthières.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crêt de la Goutte and Crêt du Milieu.
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