Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement of Bonneville
Chamonix

Tour Ronde

The Tour Ronde is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the , situated on the border between and . It is a prominent mountain, some 3.5 km north-east of , but is effectively part of a continuation of the south eastern spur of which forms a frontier ridge between the two countries.
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Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,792 metres
  • Description: mountain in France and Italy
  • Also known as: “La Tour Ronde”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aiguilles d’Entrèves and Grand Capucin.

Peak
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The Aiguilles d'Entrèves is a mountain peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the . It is situated at the head of the Glacier du Géant, and its rocky summit ridge forms part of the frontier between and .

Peak
The is a rock pinnacle located underneath in the Mont Blanc Massif in , .

Peak
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The are a group of five rock needles, all over 4,000 metres high, on the southeast arête of the . The pinnacles lie within the French part of the Mont Blanc Massif in the departement of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Entrèves and Grand Couloir.

Hamlet
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is a frazione of in the region of .

Locality
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The is a couloir on the . At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on .

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is a skiing and mountaineering resort at the head of , in northwest Italy. At 1224 m elevation, it has a spectacular location near the foot of Mont Blanc.

Tour Ronde

Latitude
45.844° or 45° 50′ 38″ north
Longitude
6.90753° or 6° 54′ 27″ east
Elevation
3,792 metres (12,441 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8RWV5+H2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7164832044
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3006190
Wiki­data ID
Q749949
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Tour Ronde” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Tour Ronde”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gendarme Rouge and Le Corridor.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include La Tour Ronde and Col d’Entrèves / Colle d’Entrèves.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tour Ronde”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.