Argentière Glacier
The Argentière Glacier is a glacier in the French Alps. It is one of the larger glaciers found within the Mont Blanc massif, and is situated above the village of Argentière.Photo: Gnomefilliere, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,636 metres
- Description: glacier in France
- Also known as: “Argentière”, “Argentiere Glacier”, “Glacier d’Argentiere”, “Glacier d’Argentière”, and “Glacier d’Argentières”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Les Droites and Altisurface du Glacier d’Argentière.
Les Droites
Peak
Photo: Andreube, Public domain.
Les Droites is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps and is the lowest of the 4000-metre peaks in the Alps. The mountain has two summits: The north face of the mountain rises some 1,600 m from the Argentière basin at an average angle of 60°, and is the steepest face on the 10-km-long ridge that stretches from the Aiguille Verte to Mont Dolent.
Altisurface du Glacier d’Argentière
Aerodrome
Photo: Panoraman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Altisurface du Glacier d’Argentière is an aerodrome.
Aiguille du Jardin
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aiguille du Jardin is a summit on the east ridge of Aiguille Verte in the Mont Blanc massif in Haute-Savoie, France.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Col du Chardonnet and Argentière.
Col du Chardonnet
Locality
Photo: Panoraman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Col du Chardonnet is a locality, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Argentière Glacier.
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 6 km northwest of Argentière Glacier.
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 7 km northwest of Argentière Glacier.
Argentière Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Argentière Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Argentière Glacier” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Argentière”
- Catalan: “glacera d’Argentière”
- Catalan: “Glacera d’Argentière”
- Cebuano: “Glacier d’Argentière”
- Chinese: “阿根提爾冰河”
- Chinese: “阿让蒂耶尔冰川”
- Czech: “Argentière”
- Czech: “Ledovec Argentière”
- Dutch: “Argentiere-gletsjer”
- Dutch: “Argentière-gletsjer”
- French: “Argentière”
- French: “glacier d’Argentière”
- French: “Glacier d’Argentière”
- Georgian: “არჟანტიერი”
- German: “Glacier d’Argentière”
- Italian: “ghiacciaio d’Argentiere”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio d’Argentiere”
- Japanese: “アージャンチエール氷河”
- Polish: “Glacier d’Argentière”
- Portuguese: “Glaciar de Argentière”
- Spanish: “Argentière”
- Spanish: “Glaciar de Argentiere”
- Spanish: “Glaciar de Argentière”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Argentière Hut and Aiguille Verte.
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