Croix de Belledonne

Croix de Belledonne, at 2,926 metres (9,600 ft), is one of the highest points in the Belledonne range in the French Alps, close to the highest summit in the range, Grand Pic de Belledonne at 2,977 metres (9,767 ft).^[1] The name derives from the cross erected on the summit (croix means cross in French ^[2]).

Croix de Belledonne
Left to right: Grand Pic, Pic Central and Croix de Belledonne (the cross is visible in high resolution)
Highest point
Elevation	2,926 m (9,600 ft)
Listing	Belledonne, Alps
Coordinates	45°10′07″N 5°59′18″E
Geography
Croix de Belledonne Location in France
Location	Isère, Rhône-Alpes
Parent range	Belledonne, French Alps
Climbing
First ascent	estimated 1850 First winter ascent on 23 February 1890 by Maurice Allotte de la Fuye.
Easiest route	Via the Lacs du Doménon

Geography

Located in the department of Isère, Croix of Belledonne is one of the highest summits in the Belledonne range.^[3]

History

The first ascension is estimated to have taken place around 1850.^[4]

The gap separating the Croix de Belledonne from the Central Peak is named after the alpinist Henry Duhamel^[5]

See also

External links

• Géologie des Trois Pics de Belledonne