Aiguille du Dru

The Aiguille du Dru is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the . It is situated to the east of the village of in the valley.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,754 metres
  • Description: mountain
  • Also known as: “Dru”, “Grand Dru”, “Grande Dru”, “Pequena Dru”, “Petit Dru”, “Пти Дрю”, and “プティ・ドリュ”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aiguille Verte and Charpoua Glacier.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
The , is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the . is French for "Green Needle", which is the meaning commonly attributed to the name.

Glacier
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Glacier
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Praz and Col du Chardonnet.

Hamlet
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Les-Praz-de-Chamonix is a mountain village in the , part of the commune of . Altitude: 1060 m. is situated 5 km west of Aiguille du Dru.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 6 km northeast of Aiguille du Dru.

Village
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is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and mountaineering village in the , part of the commune of , at an altitude of 1,252 m. is situated 6 km north of Aiguille du Dru.

Aiguille du Dru

Latitude
45.93293° or 45° 55′ 59″ north
Longitude
6.95588° or 6° 57′ 21″ east
Elevation
3,754 metres (12,316 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8WXM4+59
Geo­Names ID
3020753
Wiki­data ID
Q404702
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Satellite Map

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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”
  • 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: “Les Drus”
  • German: “Aiguille du Dru”
  • Greek: “Αιγκίγ ντι Ντρου”
  • Hebrew: “מחט דרו”
  • Italian: “Aiguilles du Dru”
  • 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”
  • Portuguese: “As Drus”
  • Portuguese: “Les Drus”
  • 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.

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