La Cochette (or Pointe de la Cochette) is a mountain of the
Chartreuse Mountains
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 ...
culminating at 1618 m above sea level
and located at the edge of
Corbel
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, of
Saint-Jean-de-Couz
Saint-Jean-de-Couz is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Geography
Saint-Jean-de-Couz is located at the level of the col de Couz (630m) along the road D1006 which winds through the ''C ...
and of
Entremont-le-Vieux
Entremont-le-Vieux ( Arpitan: ''Entremont-le-Viûx'') is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 644.
Geography
Entremont-le-Vieux is a landlocked village clos ...
in
Savoie
Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population of ...
.
Geography
La Cochette is part of the
Mount Outheran Range. The link extends to the south by its south antecime, the tip of the Grand Crêt, and ends at the
Pointe de Thivelet.
The rocky crest of La Cochette is formed by
limestone
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s of
Fontanil
Access
Access to the tip of the Cochette passes through the
col du Grapillon.
Environmental protection
La Cochette is part of the
Regional Natural Park of Chartreuse and the natural area of ecological, faunistic and floristic interest type II of the Chartreuse massif.
References
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Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Savoie
Chartreuse Mountains