Croix de Belledonne, at , 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 . The name derives from the cross erected on the summit (croix means cross in French ).
Geography Located in the department of Isère, Croix of Belledonne is one of the highest summits in the Belledonne range.Title : Les Pionniers des Alpes du Dauphiné, Author : Pierre Lestas, Editor : Arthaud (8 janvier 1992), Language : French, ,
History The first ascension is estimated to have taken place around 1850.Jean-Michel Pouy, Belledonne et Sept-Laux les plus belles randonnées, Glénat, coll. « Montagne Randonnée », 2004
The gap separating the Croix de Belledonne from the Central Peak is named after the alpinist Henry Duhamel
See also
External links Géologie des Trois Pics de Belledonne
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