Puits du 8 Août

Puits du 8 Août is a cave in Saint-Hilaire, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,912 metres. Puits du 8 Août is situated nearby to the cave Gouffre de la Pulpite Irréversible, as well as near the monitoring station Saint-Hilaire (Nivôse) weather station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dent de Crolles and Roc d’Arguille.

Dent de Crolles

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Gemini1980, FAL.

The Dent de Crolles is a karstic mountain of the Chartreuse Mountains range, 17 kilometres north east of Grenoble, Isère, France. The mountain has a characteristic "tooth-like" profile; the French word dent means "tooth". de Crolles is derived from the town of Crolles, located next to the peak. Dent de Crolles is situated 800 metres southwest of Puits du 8 Août.

Roc d’Arguille

Peak

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Roc d’Arguille is a peak.

Église Saint-Hilaire de Saint-Hilaire

Church

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Église Saint-Hilaire de Saint-Hilaire is a church, which is situated 2½ km east of Puits du 8 Août.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Hilaire and Crolles.

Saint-Hilaire

Village

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Saint-Hilaire, also known as Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet, is a former commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.

Crolles

Village

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Crolles is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is located in the Isère valley, 20 km northeast of Grenoble, upstream on the river Isère. It has given its name to the Dent de Crolles mountain, which stands just above the city. Crolles is situated 4 km southeast of Puits du 8 Août.