La Vallée Blanche
La Vallée Blanche is a glacier in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 3,278 metres. La Vallée Blanche is situated nearby to the neighborhood Les Favrands, as well as near the locality Les Pèlerins.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aiguille du Midi and Col du Gros Rognon.
Aiguille du Midi
Peak
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The Aiguille du Midi is a 3,842-metre-tall mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps. It is a popular tourist destination and can be directly accessed by cable car from Chamonix that takes visitors close to Mont Blanc.
Col du Gros Rognon
Mountain saddle
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Col du Gros Rognon is a mountain saddle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chamonix and Grand Couloir.
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.
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. Grand Couloir is situated 7 km west of La Vallée Blanche.
Les Praz
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les-Praz-de-Chamonix is a mountain village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix. Altitude: 1060 m. Les Praz is situated 7 km north of La Vallée Blanche.
La Vallée Blanche
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,278 metres
- Also known as: “La Vallee Blanche”
- Category: landform
- Location: Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.87619° or 45° 52′ 34″ northLongitude
6.9039° or 6° 54′ 14″ eastElevation
3,278 metres (10,755 feet)Open location code
8FQ8VWG3+FHGeoNames ID
3005805
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Satellite Map
Discover La Vallée Blanche from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Favrands and Les Pèlerins.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gross Rognon Angle Station and Mont Blanc Tunnel.
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