Croix de Chamrousse, Mountain summit cross in Chamrousse, France.
Croix de Chamrousse is a mountain summit at 2253 meters (7392 feet) elevation with a large cross at the peak. From here you can see the Oisans Mountains and the Deux Alpes glacier, along with a restaurant and other facilities built on the mountain.
The summit is the highest point of Chamrousse at 2,253 metres and the southernmost major peak of the Belledonne chain. In 2022 it underwent an environmental and tourist restoration: degraded areas were redeveloped with footpaths, picnic areas, viewpoints, orientation tables, geology information panels, a Himalayan footbridge to the neighbouring Casse Rousse summit and a zip line towards Le Recoin.
The cross serves as a meeting point where visitors gather to look out at surrounding peaks and understand the landscape. People use the orientation table to identify mountains and geographical features around them.
You can reach the summit by gondola from Chamrousse 1650 or by hiking trails that start from various points. A mountain restaurant is available for food and drinks, and visibility depends on weather conditions, so check before you go.
The summit carries a TDF television and radio transmitter, the mast and grey-white equipment boxes visible along the flat crest. The mountain itself is an ophiolite, a slice of ocean floor dated at 355–345 million years, and the surrounding pasture of 796 hectares is listed as a European natural site.
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