Grande Fourche

The Grande Fourche is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif, located on the - border. It lies between the Glacier de Saleina and the Glacier du Tour.
Wikipedia
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Aiguille d’Argentière and Aiguille du Chardonnet.

Peak
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The Aiguille d'Argentière is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif on the border between and . The second highest summit of the Aiguille d'Argentière is the prominent rock-tower Flèche Rousse southeast of the main-summit.

Peak
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The is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in , . It lies between the Glacier du Tour and the .

Glacier
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The is a 6 km long situated on the north-eastern edge of the Mont Blanc Massif in the canton of in . It flows in a roughly north-easterly direction from the , down towards the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Col du Chardonnet and Le Tour.

Locality
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is a locality.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in eastern , located in the territory of the commune of . Several houses at Poses 150 m north-east of were destroyed on 9 February 1999 by a slab avalanche from Bec du Lachat and Mont Peclerey on the massif, killing 12 people.

Grande Fourche

Latitude
45.97638° or 45° 58′ 35″ north
Longitude
7.02105° or 7° 1′ 16″ east
Elevation
3,610 metres (11,844 feet)
Open location code
8FQ9X2GC+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1725337237
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2660535
Wiki­data ID
Q2005695
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Satellite Map

Discover Grande Fourche from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Grande Fourche” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غراندي فورشي”
  • Cebuano: “Grande Fourche”
  • Dutch: “Grande Fourche”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جراندى فورشى”
  • French: “Grande Fourche”
  • Georgian: “გრან-ფურში”
  • Italian: “Grande Fourche”
  • Ladin: “Grande Fourche”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grande Fourche”
  • Persian: “گراند فورچه”
  • Swedish: “Grande Fourche”
  • Venetian: “Grande Fourche”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Couloir Barbey and Glacier de Saleinaz.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grande et Petite Fourche and Col des Fourches.

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