Pas de la Suiffière

Pas de la Suiffière is a mountain saddle in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,810 metres. Pas de la Suiffière is situated nearby to the hamlet Champ Massot, as well as near Perriche.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grande Chartreuse and Grand Som.

Grande Chartreuse

Monastery

Photo: Floriel, CC BY 2.5.

Grande Chartreuse is the head monastery of the Carthusian religious order. It is located in the Chartreuse Mountains, north of the city of Grenoble, in the commune of Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, France.

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.

Musée de la Grande Chartreuse

Museum

Photo: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0.

Musée de la Grande Chartreuse is a museum.

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-Hugues-de-Chartreuse

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Saint-Hugues-de-Chartreuse is a hamlet.

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont

Village

Photo: Lymantria, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. In 1970 it was the location of the Club Cinq-Sept fire, in which 146 people died.

Pas de la Suiffière

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,810 metres
Category: landform
Location: Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.3656° or 45° 21′ 56″ north

Longitude

5.813° or 5° 48′ 47″ east

Elevation

1,810 metres (5,938 feet)

Open location code

8FQ79R87+65

OpenStreetMap ID

node 961873483

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

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Localities in the Area

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