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Encyclopedia > Chartreuse Mountains
DEM of the Chartreuse massif

The Chartreuse Mountains (French: massif de la Chartreuse) is a mountain range in eastern France, stretching to the north from the city of Grenoble to the lac du Bourget. It is part of the French Prealps. The capitale of the Chartreuse Mountains is Voiron. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2042x1843, 1107 KB) Summary Digital Elevation Model of the Chartreuse massif (French Alps) created by jide from the 90m pixel size SRTM dataset. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2042x1843, 1107 KB) Summary Digital Elevation Model of the Chartreuse massif (French Alps) created by jide from the 90m pixel size SRTM dataset. ... 3D rendering of a DEM of Tithonium Chasma on Mars A digital elevation model (DEM) is a digital representation of ground surface topography or terrain. ... For exotic financial options, see Mountain range (options). ... Grenoble (Arpitan: Grenoblo) is a city and commune in south-east France situated at the foot of the Alps where the Drac joins the Isère River. ... The Lac du Bourget (Lake of Bourget) is a lake in the Savoie département of France. ... The French Prealps (Préalpes) are a group of mountain ranges of medium elevation. ... Voiron is a town and commune of France in the Isère département. ...

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Summits

Summits in the Chartreuse include:

  • Chamechaude, 2082 meters
  • Dent de Crolles, 2062 meters
  • Grand Som, 2033 meters
  • la Grande Sure, 1920 meters
  • Granier, 1938 meters
  • Dent du Chat, 1390 meters

The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ...

Geology

The lithology is dominated by limestone, and several hundred kilometres of cave passages lie beneath the hills, including the world-famous 60 km long Dent de Crolles system. For other uses, see Limestone (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Cave (disambiguation). ...

A Double Arch, at 32m the longest span in the Alps

Ski resorts include

  • Le Désert d'Entremont, where the use of snowshoes has been particularly developed
  • Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
  • Col de Porte (1326 m)
  • Le Sappey-en-Charteuse
  • La Ruchère (cross-country skiing)
  • Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet

For other uses, see Snowshoe (disambiguation). ... Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse is a commune of the Isère département, in France. ... Tartu Marathon 2006 cross-country ski race in Estonia. ...

Miscellaneous

The Chartreuse Mountains gave their name to:

Grande Chartreuse Grande Chartreuse is placed in a remote mountain valley. ... Coat of arms of the Carthusian order Monasterio de la Cartuja, a former Carthusian monastery in Seville The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. ... A Taoist monk playing an instrument. ... For the color chartreuse, see chartreuse (color). ... Chartreuse (#7FFF00) Chartreuse is a color that was named because of its resemblance to the green color of one of the French liqueurs called green chartreuse. ... For other uses, see Green (disambiguation). ... Color is an important part of the visual arts. ...

External links

  • Chartreuse: A Walking Guide
  • a Wiki-Walks guide to some less well known hiking routes in the Chartreuse

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Chartreuse - Economic activities of the Chartreuse monks since 1084 (439 words)
Initially, a large area of the dense forest surrounding their tiny settlement was cleared and the space was used to grow crops and to graze a small herd of cattle that supplied the monks with milk, butter and cheese.
There were iron mines throughout the Chartreuse mountains so the monks built their own foundry, drawing upon the energy offered by the raging mountain streams and using charcoal they made from the many trees in the forest.
The mountain forest was filled with tall, straight trees and the monks could harvest these for funds needed to maintain La Grande Chartreuse, the order's mother-house, and other Chartreuse monasteries springing up throughout the world.
Chartreuse - History Chartreuse Order (678 words)
The Chartreuse Order of cloistered monks (The Carthusians) was founded in 1084, making it – at more than 900 years old - one of the oldest religious orders in Christianity.
Chartreuse monks are contemplatives, dedicating their lives to listening in silence to God.
This solitude is neither a monk's retreat from the world nor a resignation from life but rather his choice of a mental, physical and spiritual freedom in which he can give his life to all humanity and from which he can engage in universal prayer.
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