Col de la Ruchère | |
Elevation M: | 1407 |
Map: | France |
Label: | Col de la Ruchère |
Coords: | 45.3864°N 5.7981°W |
Location: | Savoie, France |
Range: | Alps |
The Col de la Ruchère is a mountain pass located at 1,407 m above sea level,[1] in the township of Saint-Christophe-sur-Guiers in the Chartreuse Mountains between the Riondettes meadow at La Ruchère and the Grande Chartreuse monastery.
This pass is only accessible by foot: from the south, fully wooded, 2 hours 30 minutes walk from Correrie at the entrance of the silence zone of the monastery; from the north, overlooking a pasture, 1 hour 30 minutes walk from the hamlet of La Ruchère or from its northern winter sports resort area.