The Chartreuse Mountains (French: massif de la Chartreuse[masif d(ə) la ʃaʁtʁøz]) 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.
Mountain range in southeastern France
For other uses, see Chartreuse.
The Charmant Som and Chamechaude from the Col de la Grande VacheMap of the Chartreuse massif
Etymology
The name Chartreuse is derived from the village now known as Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, earlier Catorissium, Cantourisa, Caturissium, and Chatrousse.[1] It appears to be of Gaulish origin;[2] and is perhaps related to the name of the Caturiges tribe.[3]
Système Pinet-Brouillard, 11.2 kilometres (7.0mi) long, 507 metres (1,663ft) deep.[9]
Panorama of the Grésivaudan Valley and the Chartreuse Mountains from Les Sept Laux.
Geology
The lithology is dominated by limestone, and several hundred kilometres of cave passages lie beneath the hills, including the world-famous 60km long Dent de Crolles system.[citation needed]
The Tour Percée Double Arch, at 32 metres (105ft) the longest span in the Alps.
The Parc Naturel Régional de la Chartreuse was founded in May 1995.
The Réserve Naturelle des Hauts de Chartreuse was founded in 1997. It includes seven Isère townships and four Savoie townships.
Miscellaneous
The Chartreuse Mountains gave their name to the monastery of the Grande Chartreuse, the monastic Carthusian Order takes its name from these mountains, where its first hermitage was founded in 1084.[citation needed]
Also derived from the mountain range's name is that of the alcoholic cordial Chartreuse produced by the monks since the 1740s, and of the chartreuse colour, greenish hue of the Chartreuse liqueur, named after the drink.[citation needed]
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