Chamechaude is the highest summit in 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 ...
in the
Isère
Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.[department
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in eastern
France
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. It is the fourth most
prominent mountain in
metropolitan France
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.
Ascent
The ascent is a hike, but there are also several climbing routes on the east face.
Image:Sommets Chartreuse.jpg, Chamechaude (left)
Image:Sornin-2011-05-16 13-09-20.JPG, Seen from Plateau Sornin
Image:Chamechaude depuis le Charmant Som.JPG, Seen from the summit Charmant Som
Charmant () is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Boisné-la-Tude.List of Alpine peaks by prominence
This is a list of the mountains of the Alps, ordered by their topographic prominence. For a list by height, see the list of mountains of the Alps. By descending to 1,500 m of prominence, this list includes all the Ultras of the Alps. Some famous p ...
References
External links
"Chamechaude, France" on Peakbagger
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Isère
Two-thousanders of France
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