Cabane du Carrelet

Cabane du Carrelet is a building in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cabane du Carrelet is situated nearby to the peak Pointe de Balme Rousse, as well as near Tête du Chéret.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Écrins National Park and Barre des Écrins.

Écrins National Park

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Écrins National Park is a French national park in the departments of Hautes-Alpes and Isère. The park is the Ecrins mountain range, which is in the French Alps bordered to the south by the Durance valley, to the north by the Romanche valley, and to the west by the Drac and Buech valleys.

Barre des Écrins

Peak

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The Barre des Écrins is a mountain in the French Alps with a peak elevation of 4,102 metres. It is the highest peak of the Massif des Écrins and the Dauphiné Alps and the most southerly alpine peak in Europe that is higher than 4,000 metres. Barre des Écrins is situated 3½ km northeast of Cabane du Carrelet.

Pic Coolidge

Peak

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Pic Coolidge is a mountain in the French Alps, which forms part of the Massif des Écrins. It bears the name of W. A. B. Coolidge, the first mountaineer to have climbed it on 14 July 1877 with his friend and Grindelwald guide Christian and Ulrich Almer, the latter's son. Pic Coolidge is situated 2½ km east of Cabane du Carrelet.