Pointe Kurz
Pointe Kurz is a mountain of the Mont Blanc Massif, located on the border between France and Switzerland. It lies between the glaciers of Argentière and L'A Neuve, west of La Fouly, the closest locality.Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,679 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Aiguilles Rouges du Dolent - Pointe Kurz”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tour Noir and Rouges du Dolent Glacier.
Tour Noir
Peak
Photo: Terra3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tour Noir is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif on the Swiss-French border. It is located between the Aiguille d'Argentière and Mont Dolent.
Aiguille de l’A Neuve
Peak
Photo: Terra3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aiguille de l'A Neuve is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France. It lies close to the Tour Noir to the south. The closest locality is La Fouly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Col du Chardonnet and La Fouly.
La Fouly
Village
Photo: Aaquilino, Public domain.
La Fouly is a village in Val Ferret in the Swiss canton of Valais. At an altitude of 1,600 metres, it is part of the municipality of Orsières. It sits at the foot of Mont Dolent and the Tour Noir in the Mont Blanc massif.
Bivacco di Fréboudze
Locality
Photo: Elena Tartaglione, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bivacco di Fréboudze is a locality, which is situated 8 km south of Pointe Kurz.
Pointe Kurz
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.93857° or 45° 56′ 19″ northLongitude
7.03577° or 7° 2′ 9″ eastElevation
3,679 metres (12,070 feet)Open location code
8FQ9W2QP+C8OpenStreetMap ID
node 7165008398OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Pointe Kurz from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Pointe Kurz” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Aiguilles Rouges du Dolent”
- Dutch: “Pointe Kurz”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پوينت كورز”
- French: “aiguilles Rouges du Dolent”
- French: “pointe Kurz”
- French: “Pointe Kurz”
- Georgian: “პუანტ-კიურზი”
- Georgian: “პუენტ-კიურზი”
- Italian: “Punta Kurz”
- Ladin: “Pointe Kurz”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pointe Kurz”
- Persian: “پوینت کورز”
- Venetian: “Ponta Kurz”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as L’A Neuve CAS and Couloir Barbey.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brèche d’Argentière and Pointe Morin.
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