Col des Aures
Col des Aures is a mountain saddle in Saint-Pierre-dEntremont, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,625 metres. Col des Aures is situated nearby to the locality Le Racapé, as well as near the hamlet La Piche.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grand Som and Col du Cucheron.
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.
Col du Cucheron
Mountain saddle
Photo: Creative Commons, CC BY 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse and Saint-Hugues-de-Chartreuse.
Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
Village
Photo: Nitot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It is located in the Chartreuse Mountains, to the north of the city of Grenoble.
Saint-Pierre-d’Entremont
Village
Photo: Semnoz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Col des Aures
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,625 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Saint-Pierre-dEntremont, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.37142° or 45° 22′ 17″ northLongitude
5.82084° or 5° 49′ 15″ eastElevation
1,625 metres (5,331 feet)Open location code
8FQ79RCC+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 961872644OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11548462
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