Bossons Glacier

The Bossons Glacier is one of the larger of the Mont Blanc massif of the , found in the valley of département, south-eastern .
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  • Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,497 metres
  • Description: glacier in France
  • Also known as: “Glacier des Bossons”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aiguille du Midi and Mont Corbeau.

Peak
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The is a 3,842-metre-tall mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the . It is a popular tourist destination and can be directly accessed by cable car from that takes visitors close to Mont Blanc.

Peak
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is a peak.

Glacier
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Chamonix.

Locality
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The is a couloir on the . At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on . is situated 4 km southwest of Bossons Glacier.

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is a resort in the region of France, bordering Italy, at the foot of . It's regarded as the birthplace of mountaineering and as one of its capitals.

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 7 km north of Bossons Glacier.

Bossons Glacier

Latitude
45.88007° or 45° 52′ 48″ north
Longitude
6.86411° or 6° 51′ 51″ east
Elevation
2,497 metres (8,192 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8VVJ7+2J
Geo­Names ID
3031441
Wiki­data ID
Q549647
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Satellite Map

Discover Bossons Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Bossons Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Glacera de Bossons”
  • Catalan: “Glacier des Bossons”
  • Cebuano: “Glacier des Bossons”
  • Chinese: “泊桑冰河”
  • Chinese: “波松冰川”
  • Czech: “Bossonský ledovec”
  • Dutch: “Bossons Glacier”
  • Finnish: “Bossonsin jäätikkö”
  • French: “glacier des Bossons”
  • French: “Glacier des Bossons”
  • Georgian: “ბოსონი”
  • German: “Glacier des Bossons”
  • Gujarati: “બોસોન્સ હિમશિખર”
  • Italian: “ghiacciaio dei Bossons”
  • Italian: “Ghiacciaio dei Bossons”
  • Japanese: “ボソン氷河”
  • Polish: “Glacier des Bossons”
  • Portuguese: “Glaciar dos Bossons”
  • Romanian: “Ghețarul Bossons”
  • Spanish: “Glaciar de Bossons”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Taconnaz and Les Bossons.

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