The Sommet du Pinet (or Le Pinet or Le Truc) is a
Chartreuse mountain situated at the south of the
mont Granier, culminating at 1,867 m above sea level.
Located between the townships of
Entremont-le-Vieux,
Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont in Savoie and
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, its ridge marks the border between
Isère and
Savoie
Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population o ...
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Ascension
A departure for an hike is located at
Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont in Savoie
Caving
Under the summit of the Pinet there is an important underground network, the Pinet - Brouillard system of 11,175 meters of development for 507 meters deep. This system is not connected to the Alpe network, although nearby. Nearby opens the grand Glacier network of 371 m of elevation gain for a length of 2,926 meters well known for its ice river.
References
Chartreuse Mountains
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Savoie
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