La Cochette | |
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The view from the hamlet les Cruz (Corbel). | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,618 m (5,308 ft) |
Coordinates | 45°27′19″N05°50′08″E / 45.45528°N 5.83556°E Coordinates: 45°27′19″N05°50′08″E / 45.45528°N 5.83556°E |
Geography | |
Location | Savoie, France |
Parent range | Chartreuse Mountains |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | From the Col du Grapillon |
La Cochette (or Pointe de la Cochette) is a mountain of the Chartreuse Mountains culminating at 1618 m above sea level [1] and located at the edge of Corbel, of Saint-Jean-de-Couz and of Entremont-le-Vieux in Savoie.
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 limestones of Fontanil
Access to the tip of the Cochette passes through the col du Grapillon.
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.
The Chartreuse Mountains 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 as the Bauges to the north and the Vercors to the south.
Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
Corbel is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It borders the department of Isère.
Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Saint-Jean-de-Couz is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Le Reposoir is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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