Aiguille du Dru
The Aiguille du Dru is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. It is situated to the east of the village of Les Praz in the Chamonix valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Aiguille Verte and Charpoua Glacier.
Aiguille Verte
Peak
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The Aiguille Verte, which is French for "Green Needle", is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. It was first climbed on 29 June 1865 by Edward Whymper, Christian Almer and Franz Biner, a fortnight before the fateful first ascent of the Matterhorn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Praz and Col du Chardonnet.
Les Praz
Hamlet
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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 5 km west of Aiguille du Dru.
Col du Chardonnet
Locality
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Col du Chardonnet is a locality, which is situated 6 km northeast of Aiguille du Dru.
Argentière
Village
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Argentière is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and mountaineering village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, at an altitude of 1,252 m. Argentière is situated 6 km north of Aiguille du Dru.
Aiguille du Dru
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,754 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Venetian—“Aiguille du Dru” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Aiguille du Dru”
- Bulgarian: “Ле Дрю”
- Bulgarian: “Пти Дрю”
- Catalan: “Drus (Alps)”
- Catalan: “Drus”
- Cebuano: “Aiguille du Dru”
- Chinese: “德魯峰”
- Czech: “Aiguille du Dru”
- Dutch: “Aiguille du Dru”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ايجويل دو درو”
- Esperanto: “Dru-pinglo”
- Estonian: “Aiguille du Dru”
- Finnish: “Aiguille du Dru”
- French: “Aiguille du Dru”
- French: “Drus”
- French: “Grand Dru”
- French: “Les Drus”
- French: “Petit Dru”
- German: “Aiguille du Dru”
- German: “Dru”
- German: “Les Drus”
- German: “Petit Dru”
- Greek: “Αιγκίγ ντι Ντρου”
- Italian: “Aiguilles du Dru”
- Italian: “Petit Dru”
- Japanese: “プティ・ドリュ”
- Japanese: “プティ･ドリュ”
- Ladin: “Aiguille du Dru”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Aiguille du Dru”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aiguille du Dru”
- Norwegian: “Aiguille du Dru”
- Persian: “اگوی د درو”
- Polish: “Aiguille du Dru”
- Polish: “Grand Dru”
- Polish: “Petit Dru”
- Portuguese: “As Drus”
- Portuguese: “Grande Dru”
- Portuguese: “Les Drus”
- Portuguese: “Pequena Dru”
- Portuguese: “Petit Dru”
- Russian: “Пти Дрю”
- Russian: “Пти-Дрю”
- Slovak: “Aiguille du Dru”
- Spanish: “Aiguille du Dru”
- Ukrainian: “Ле Дрю”
- Ukrainian: “Ле-Дрю”
- Venetian: “Aiguilles du Dru”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Le Montenvers and Les Bois.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aiguille des Grands Montets and Aiguille du Moine.
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