Isère
Arrondissement of Grenoble
Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse

Grand Som

The Grand Som is a mountain of the in the French Prealps, in , France. It has a long ridge, unevenly sharp, overlooking the Petit Som, the northwest and the Grande Chartreuse monastery below the cliffs.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Gemini1980, Public domain.
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,026 metres
  • Description: mountain in France
  • Also known as: “Le Grand Som”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grande Chartreuse and Chapelle Saint-Bruno.

Monastery
Photo: Floriel, CC BY 2.5.
is the head monastery of the Carthusian religious order. It is located in the , north of the city of , in the commune of , .

Church
Photo: Floriel, CC BY 2.5.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Patafisik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse and Saint-Hugues-de-Chartreuse.

Village
Photo: Nitot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in the region in southeastern . It is located in the , to the north of the city of .

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Robin Chubret, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Grand Som

Latitude
45.37046° or 45° 22′ 14″ north
Longitude
5.812° or 5° 48′ 43″ east
Elevation
2,026 metres (6,647 feet)
Open location code
8FQ79RC6+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26863018
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3014960
Wiki­data ID
Q2782043
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Satellite Map

Discover Grand Som from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Grand Som” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Grand Som”
  • Chinese: “大索姆山”
  • Dutch: “Grand Som”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جراند سوم”
  • French: “Grand Som”
  • Japanese: “グラン・ソム”
  • Ladin: “Grand Som”
  • Polish: “Grand Som”
  • Yue Chinese: “大索姆山”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Le Racapé and Pas du Loup.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include gouffre des Aures and gouffre Roland.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Grand Som”. Photo: Gemini1980, Public domain.