Glacier du Géant
Glacier du Géant is a glacier in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 2,945 metres. Glacier du Géant is situated nearby to the hamlet Meyen, as well as near the locality Montita.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pointe Helbronner and Aiguille de Toule.
Pointe Helbronner
Peak
Pointe Helbronner is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the Graian Alps on the watershed between France and Italy. The peak, which used to be a mere geodetic reference point, was named after Paul Helbronner, a French polytechnicien, alpinist and geodesist who pioneered cartography of the French Alps.
Aiguille de Toule
Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Aiguille de Toule is a mountain peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps. Its summit is one of a number which form part of the mountainous frontier ridge between France and Italy which descends eastwards from Mont Blanc and continues towards the Grandes Jorasses and Mont Dolent.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Entrèves and Grand Couloir.
Entrèves
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Entrèves is a frazione of Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley region of Italy. Entrèves is situated 6 km southeast of Glacier du Géant.
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 8 km west of Glacier du Géant.
Bivacco di Fréboudze
Locality
Photo: Elena Tartaglione, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bivacco di Fréboudze is a locality, which is situated 8 km east of Glacier du Géant.
Glacier du Géant
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,945 metres
- Also known as: “Glacier du Geant” and “Glacier du Tacul”
- Category: landform
- Location: Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.86039° or 45° 51′ 37″ northLongitude
6.92259° or 6° 55′ 21″ eastElevation
2,945 metres (9,662 feet)Open location code
8FQ8VW6F+52GeoNames ID
3016445
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Localities in the Area
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