The Col du Cucheron, culminating at 1139 m above sea level, is one of the points of the long depression of the "three passes" of the
Chartreuse massif
The Chartreuse Mountains (french: massif de la Chartreuse ) are a mountain range in southeastern France, stretching from the city of Grenoble in the south to the Lac du Bourget in the north. They are part of the French Prealps, which continue a ...
linking
Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
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. The Grande Chartreuse, the head monas ...
south to
Saint-Pierre d'Entremont north.
Hence, it lies between the
Grand Som west and the
Lances de Malissard
The Lances de Malissard are two summits, located in the Chartreuse Mountains in the Department of Isère, in the French Prealps. More than the peaks themselves, it is the long ridge that is north–south facing, that separate the col de Bellefon ...
east.
Mountain passes of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mountain passes of the Alps
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