gouffre des Aures

gouffre des Aures is a cave in Saint-Pierre-dEntremont, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,817 metres. gouffre des Aures is situated nearby to the cave gouffre Roland, as well as near the mountain saddle Col des Aures.

Places of Interest Nearby

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, reaching a height of 1139 meters, is part of a series of low points in the "three passes" of the Chartreuse massif. These passes connect Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse to the south with Saint-Pierre d'Entremont to the north.

Chapelle Saint-Bruno

Church

Photo: Floriel, CC BY 2.5.

Chapelle Saint-Bruno is a church, which is situated 1½ km west of gouffre des Aures.

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-de-Chartreuse is situated 3½ km south of gouffre des Aures.

Saint-Hugues-de-Chartreuse

Hamlet

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Saint-Hugues-de-Chartreuse is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km south of gouffre des Aures.

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. Saint-Pierre-d’Entremont is situated 6 km northeast of gouffre des Aures.

gouffre des Aures

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Saint-Pierre-dEntremont, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.37321° or 45° 22′ 24″ north

Longitude

5.81664° or 5° 48′ 60″ east

Elevation

1,817 metres (5,961 feet)

Open location code

8FQ79RF8+7M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10967775796

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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Notable Places Nearby

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