Tour Ronde

The Tour Ronde is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps, situated on the border between France and Italy. It is a prominent mountain, some 3.5 km north-east of Mont Blanc, but is effectively part of a continuation of the south eastern spur of Mont Maudit which forms a frontier ridge between the two countries.

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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.

Aiguilles d’Entrèves

Peak

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

Grand Capucin

Peak

The Grand Capucin is a rock pinnacle located underneath Mont Blanc du Tacul in the Mont Blanc Massif in Haute-Savoie, France.

Col d’Entrèves / Colle d’Entrèves

Mountain saddle

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Col d’Entrèves / Colle d’Entrèves is a mountain saddle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Entrèves and Grand Couloir.

Entrèves

Hamlet

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Entrèves is a frazione of Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley region of Italy.

Grand Couloir

Locality

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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.