Col de la Ruchère

The Col de la Ruchère is a mountain pass located at 1,407 m above sea level, in the township of Saint-Christophe-sur-Guiers in the Chartreuse Mountains between the Riondettes meadow at La Ruchère and the Grande Chartreuse monastery.

Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,419 metres
Description: mountain pass in France
Also known as: “Col de la Ruchere”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chapelle Saint-Bruno and Grande Chartreuse.

Chapelle Saint-Bruno

Church

Photo: Floriel, CC BY 2.5.

Chapelle Saint-Bruno is a church.

Grande Chartreuse

Monastery

Photo: Floriel, CC BY 2.5.

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.

Grand Som

Peak

Photo: Gemini1980, Public domain.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Laurent-du-Pont and Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse.

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont

Village

Photo: Lymantria, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. In 1970 it was the location of the Club Cinq-Sept fire, in which 146 people died.