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Introduction
Chartreuse Mountains is a very beautiful mountains with unforgettable views. Located in the South of France and widens to the North of the city of Grenoble. Lac du Bourget is the most southern of the Jura Mountains is owned by France. In the mountains, there is one great city named Voiron. With a very few residents and many historical relics. Many tourists come to the Chartreuse Mountains to view a very special spectacle once and see the city in the mountains. In the mountains there is a unique double arch and the longest span of 32 meters in the Alps. The arch is only documented in 2005. From the arch, you can see the city in the mountains, with picturesque scenery and a variety of animal nature that is still very wild.
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To See
The Chartreuse mountains boast many natural sites worth visiting, in particular Charmant Som summit for its stunning panoramic viewpoint Guiers Mort gorges, Pas du Frou (a dizzyingly high road dominating a precipice), Saint-Même cirque and the quiet and peaceful setting of Grande Chartreuse monastery.
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Getting There
Travel by air to Lyon or Geneva. From there go to Grenoble from Genoble travel a few miles or a few more Km to La Grande Chartreuse. I Thank Claude Mauguier for his good route description.The western most peak is La Grande Sure. This rises 1 mile above the town of Voiron 6 miles further west: One can take the D-105 north from Saint-Egreve(Just across the river Isere from Genoble) toward the Col de la Charmette(1261 meters). Distance: St. Egreve to Col is about 18km. The col ol is east of La Grande Sure and one has a further 2000 ft of climbing.
Seasonal road closures for snow:
Please note that the road(D-105) is closed to all vehicles for works about 3 km before getting to the col, until the end of june 2006. This road is NOT cleared from snow above the village of Pomarey. Only hikers or skiers might then use it.
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