Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement of Bonneville
Chamonix

Montroc

Montroc is a hamlet in eastern , located in the territory of the commune of . Several houses at Poses 150 m north-east of Montroc were destroyed on 9 February 1999 by a slab avalanche from Bec du Lachat and Mont Peclerey on the massif, killing 12 people.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: Hamlet in Chamonix, France
  • Also known as: “Mont Roch”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Col des Montets and Argentière station.

Mountain saddle
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is a mountain pass in the in the department of . It is on the road between , the Swiss and in the canton of , .

Railway station
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is a railway station in the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the French department of . It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of .

Mountain hut
is a refuge in the in France.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Tour and Argentière.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Village
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is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and mountaineering village in the , part of the commune of , at an altitude of 1,252 m.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 7 km southeast of Montroc.

Montroc

Latitude
45.99768° or 45° 59′ 52″ north
Longitude
6.93548° or 6° 56′ 8″ east
Elevation
1,388 metres (4,554 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8XWXP+35
Open­Street­Map ID
node 285883470
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2992036
Wiki­data ID
Q6906441
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Montroc” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Montroc”
  • French: “Montroc”
  • German: “Montroc”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Montroc”
  • Norwegian: “Montroc”
  • Spanish: “Montroc”

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Localities in the Area

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