Montroc
Montroc is a hamlet in eastern France, located in the territory of the commune of Chamonix. 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 Mont Blanc massif, killing 12 people.
- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,380 metres (4,530 feet)
- …is also known as “Mont Roch”
- Description: Hamlet in Chamonix, France
Places of Interest
Highlights include Col des Montets and Argentière station.
Col des Montets
Col des Montets is a mountain pass in the French Alps in the Haute-Savoie department of France.
Argentière station
Argentière station is a railway station in the commune…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Tour and Argentière.
Argentière
Argentière is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and…
Col du Chardonnet
Col du Chardonnet is a locality, which is situated 7 km southeast of Montroc.
Montroc
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Latitude
45.99768° or 45° 59′ 52″ north
Longitude
6.93548° or 6° 56′ 8″ east
Open location code
8FQ8XWXP+35
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Montroc” goes by many names.
MontrocDutch
MontrocNorwegian
MontrocNorwegian Bokmål
МонрокUkrainian
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Localities in the Area
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