Le Gros Béchar
Le Gros Béchar is a peak in Les Houches, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 2,777 metres. Le Gros Béchar is situated nearby to the locality Chavanne Vieille, as well as near Montagne des Faux.Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,777 metres
- Description: mountain in France
- Also known as: “Le Gros Bechar”, “Le Gros Béchard”, and “le Gros Béchat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glacier de Taconnaz and Mont Corbeau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Chamonix.
Grand Couloir
Locality
The Grand Couloir is a couloir on the Aiguille du Goûter. At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the Tête Rousse Hut up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on Mont Blanc.
Chamonix
Chamonix is a resort in the Haute-Savoie region of France, bordering Italy, at the foot of Mont Blanc. It's regarded as the birthplace of mountaineering and as one of its capitals.
Le Gros Béchar
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Les Houches, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.87425° or 45° 52′ 27″ northLongitude
6.84042° or 6° 50′ 26″ eastElevation
2,777 metres (9,111 feet)Open location code
8FQ8VRFR+M5OpenStreetMap ID
node 3149270109OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Le Gros Béchar from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Le Gros Béchar” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Le Gros Béchar”
- Dutch: “Le Gros Béchar”
- French: “Gros Béchar”
- French: “le Gros Béchar”
- French: “le Petit Béchar”
- French: “montagne de Taconnaz”
- French: “Petit Béchar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chavanne Vieille and Montagne des Faux.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Le Petit Béchard and Moraine de Taconnaz.
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