Col du Brévent
Col du Brévent is a mountain saddle in Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 2,385 metres. Col du Brévent is situated nearby to the locality Creux aux Marmottes, as well as near Plan des Chablettes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Le Brévent and Aiguille de Charlanon.
Le Brévent
Peak
Photo: Franck Langlois, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Brévent is a mountain of Haute-Savoie, France. It lies in the Aiguilles Rouges range of the French Prealps and has an altitude of 2525 metres above sea level.
Lac du Brévent
Lac du Brévent is a lake in the municipality of Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France. It is located below the Le Brévent peak, at an elevation of approx. 2125 m.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Praz and Argentière.
Les Praz
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les-Praz-de-Chamonix is a mountain village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix. Altitude: 1060 m.
Argentière
Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 8 km northeast of Col du Brévent.
Montroc
Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montroc is a hamlet in eastern France, located in the territory of the commune of Chamonix. Several houses at Poses 150 m north-east of Montroc were destroyed on 9 February 1999 by a slab avalanche from Bec du Lachat and Mont Peclerey on the Mont Blanc massif, killing 12 people. Montroc is situated 9 km northeast of Col du Brévent.
Col du Brévent
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,385 metres
- Also known as: “Col du Brevent”
- Category: landform
- Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.94135° or 45° 56′ 29″ northLongitude
6.84353° or 6° 50′ 37″ eastElevation
2,385 metres (7,825 feet)Open location code
8FQ8WRRV+GCOpenStreetMap ID
node 2462041947OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Col du Brévent” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Col du Brévent”
- French: “Brévent, Col du”
- French: “Col du Brévent”
- Portuguese: “Col du Brévent”
- Portuguese: “Colo do Brévent”
- Portuguese: “Passo do Brévent”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Creux aux Marmottes and Plan des Chablettes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pointe des Vioz and Clocher de Planpraz.
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