Brooding Belledonne
The view from my window in Grenoble just after sunrise before a storm.
La chaine de Belledonne is a mountain range in the Dauphiné Alps in southeast France. The southern end of the range forms the eastern wall of the mountains that surround the city of Grenoble. The Belledonne range is approximately 60 km (37 mi) long by between 10 km (6.2 mi) wide. The highest point is the Grand Pic de Belledonne, 2,977 m (9,767 ft). The range is delineated by several valleys which lie at relatively low altitude, including the Grésivaudan Valley (which carries the Isère River) on the west, the Arc River to the north and the Romanche River to the south. The range counts dozens of peaks over 2,500 m (8,200 ft), more than 10 glaciers, and many alpine lakes, the highest of which is over 2,400 m (7,900 ft) above sea level.
Brooding Belledonne
The view from my window in Grenoble just after sunrise before a storm.
La chaine de Belledonne is a mountain range in the Dauphiné Alps in southeast France. The southern end of the range forms the eastern wall of the mountains that surround the city of Grenoble. The Belledonne range is approximately 60 km (37 mi) long by between 10 km (6.2 mi) wide. The highest point is the Grand Pic de Belledonne, 2,977 m (9,767 ft). The range is delineated by several valleys which lie at relatively low altitude, including the Grésivaudan Valley (which carries the Isère River) on the west, the Arc River to the north and the Romanche River to the south. The range counts dozens of peaks over 2,500 m (8,200 ft), more than 10 glaciers, and many alpine lakes, the highest of which is over 2,400 m (7,900 ft) above sea level.