Bec de Lachat
Bec de Lachat is a peak in Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 2,447 metres. Bec de Lachat is situated nearby to the locality Tête du Grand Chantet, as well as near Montagne de Peclerey.Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Argentière station and Aiguille du Chardonnet.
Argentière station
Railway station
Argentière station is a railway station in the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF.
Aiguille du Chardonnet
Peak
Photo: O.Taris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aiguille du Chardonnet is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in Haute-Savoie, France. It lies between the Glacier du Tour and the Argentière Glacier.
Col des Montets
Mountain saddle
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Col des Montets is a mountain pass in the French Alps in the Haute-Savoie department of France. It is on the road between Chamonix, the Swiss Col de la Forclaz and Martigny in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Tour and Montroc.
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.
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.
Bec de Lachat
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,447 metres
- Categories: historic site, wayside cross, and landform
- Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.98658° or 45° 59′ 12″ northLongitude
6.95724° or 6° 57′ 26″ eastElevation
2,447 metres (8,028 feet)Open location code
8FQ8XXP4+JVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4062329913OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
6931665Wikidata ID
Q31660508
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Satellite Map
Discover Bec de Lachat from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Bec de Lachat” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bec de Lachat”
- French: “Bec de Lachat”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tête du Grand Chantet and Montagne de Peclerey.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Le Rocheray and Bec Rouge Inférieur.
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