Col du Frenay
Col du Frenay is a mountain saddle in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,473 metres. Col du Frenay is situated nearby to the locality Le Racapé, as well as near the hamlet La Coche.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grand Som and Grande Chartreuse.
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.
Grande Chartreuse
Monastery
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.
Chartreuse de Currières
Hamlet
Photo: Robin Chubret, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chartreuse de Currières is a hamlet.
Col du Frenay
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,473 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.36337° or 45° 21′ 48″ northLongitude
5.80981° or 5° 48′ 35″ eastElevation
1,473 metres (4,833 feet)Open location code
8FQ79R75+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 961872791OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11548465
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Le Racapé and La Coche.
Notable Places Nearby
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