Belledonne
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Belledonne ( ) is a mountain range () 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 that surround the city of Grenoble.
Key facts
- Mountain.country
- France
- Mountain.name
- Belledonne
- Mountain.photo
- Moonrise on Grand Pic de Belledonne.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- The moon rises behind Belledonne's Grand Pic, to the left of Grande Lance de Domène
- Mountain.parent
- Dauphiné Alps
- Mountain.length_km
- 60
- Mountain.width_km
- 10
- Mountain.highest
- Grand Pic de Belledonne
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2977
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Main summits
- Main glaciers
- Main passes
- Main lakes
- Ski resorts
- Origin of the name
- Fauna
- Gallery
- References
Belledonne ( ) is a mountain range () 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 that surround the city of Grenoble.
The range is noted for the spectacular scenery it provides the inhabitants of Grenoble, numerous ski areas, interesting geology, and a diverse range of alpine land types and uses.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Belledonne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (9)
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