Puits du Diable

Puits du Diable is a cave in Rencurel, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Puits du Diable is situated near the peak Serre Playe, as well as near Beauregard.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Choranche Cave and Gournier Cave.

Choranche Cave

Photo: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.

The cave of Choranche, also called cave of Coufin-Chevaline, is located in the department of Isère, near Choranche in the Vercors Regional Natural Park and in the Vercors Massif, France. Choranche Cave is situated 3½ km southwest of Puits du Diable.

Gournier Cave

Cave

Photo: Biboc, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Gournier Cave is located near Choranche in the Vercors Massif in southeastern France. The entrance is at an altitude of 572 m at the base of a cliff on the Presles plateau. Gournier Cave is situated 3½ km southwest of Puits du Diable.

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Rencurel

Church

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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Rencurel is a church, which is situated 3½ km east of Puits du Diable.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Choranche and Saint-Julien-en-Vercors.

Choranche

Village

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Choranche is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Famous is Choranche Cave. The grottoes were discovered end the 19th Century and hide a unique sight of fine stalactites. Choranche is situated 4½ km southwest of Puits du Diable.

Saint-Julien-en-Vercors

Village

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Saint-Julien-en-Vercors is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Saint-Julien-en-Vercors is situated 5 km south of Puits du Diable.

Malleval-en-Vercors

Village

Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Malleval-en-Vercors is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. The commune was named Malleval until September 12, 2005. Malleval-en-Vercors is situated 6 km north of Puits du Diable.

Puits du Diable

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

45.09583° or 45° 5′ 45″ north

Longitude

5.43199° or 5° 25′ 55″ east

Open location code

8FQ73CWJ+8Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9519211539

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Serre Playe and Grotte de Pra l’Étang.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Pra l’Etang and Forêt des Coulmes.

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Worth a closer look: Grenoble and Vienne.

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