Croix de Belledonne, at , is one of the highest points in the
Belledonne
Belledonne (french: link=no, La chaine de Belledonne, ) is a mountain range (french: link=no, massif) in the Dauphiné Alps (part of the French Alps) in southeast France. The southern end of the range forms the eastern wall of the mountains th ...
range in the
French Alps, close to the highest summit in the range,
Grand Pic de Belledonne at . The name derives from the cross erected on the summit (''croix'' means cross in French ).
Geography
Located in the
department
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Government and military
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of
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.[Belledonne
Belledonne (french: link=no, La chaine de Belledonne, ) is a mountain range (french: link=no, massif) in the Dauphiné Alps (part of the French Alps) in southeast France. The southern end of the range forms the eastern wall of the mountains th ...]
range.
History
The first ascension is estimated to have taken place around 1850.
The gap separating the Croix de Belledonne from the Central Peak is named after the
alpinist Henry Duhamel
See also
External links
Géologie des Trois Pics de Belledonne
Reference
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Mountains of Isère
Mountains of the Alps
Natural arches of France
Geography of Isère
Alps