Mont Buet

The Mont Buet is a mountain of the in , . Mont Buet has played an important role in the history of science at the end of the eighteenth century when a series of Genevan scientists such as Jean-André Deluc, Horace Bénédict de Saussure or Marc-Auguste Pictet climbed to the summit to carry out scientific observations.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,096 metres
  • Description: mountain in France
  • Also known as: “Le Buet” and “Mont-Blanc des Dames”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glacier de Tré les Eaux and Pointe du Genevrier.

Glacier
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Peak
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is a peak.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Châlets de Frénalay and Montroc.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in eastern , located in the territory of the commune of . Several houses at Poses 150 m north-east of were destroyed on 9 February 1999 by a slab avalanche from Bec du Lachat and Mont Peclerey on the massif, killing 12 people.

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 8 km southeast of Mont Buet.

Mont Buet

Latitude
46.02483° or 46° 1′ 29″ north
Longitude
6.85253° or 6° 51′ 9″ east
Elevation
3,096 metres (10,157 feet)
Open location code
8FR82VF3+W2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26863717
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3029653
Wiki­data ID
Q3321720
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Satellite Map

Discover Mont Buet from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Mont Buet” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Mont Buet”
  • Chinese: “比埃山”
  • Dutch: “Mont Buet”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت بويت”
  • French: “le Buet”
  • French: “Mont Blanc des Dames”
  • French: “mont Buet”
  • French: “Mont Buet”
  • Italian: “Monte Buet”
  • Japanese: “モン・ビューエ”
  • Ladin: “Mont Buet”
  • Polish: “Mont Buet”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Buet”
  • Venetian: “Monte Buet”

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