Pointe Blanche
Pointe Blanche is a peak in Mont-Saxonnex, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 2,438 metres. Pointe Blanche is situated nearby to the locality Combe à Joëlle, as well as near Passage de la Chèvre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,438 metres
- Description: mountain in France
- Also known as: “Pic De Jalouvre (Pointe Blanche)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pic de Jallouvre and Lac de Peyre.
Pic de Jallouvre
Peak
Photo: Juju740, Public domain.
Pic de Jallouvre is a mountain of Haute-Savoie, France. It is the highest mountain in the Bornes Massif range of the French Prealps and its highest point, the Pointe Blanche, has an elevation of 2438 metres.
Pointe de Balafrasse
Peak
Photo: Patrick Nouhailler’s…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pointe de Balafrasse is a peak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brizon and Mont-Saxonnex.
Brizon
Village
Photo: Locnet, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Brizon is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. The Col de Solaison ski area is within the commune.
Mont-Saxonnex
Village
Photo: Pareloup, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mont-Saxonnex is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Le Grand-Bornand
Village
Photo: Gegeours, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Grand-Bornand is a commune in the eastern French department of Haute-Savoie. The commune is a ski resort and takes its name from the river that runs through it. The inhabitants of Le Grand-Bornand are called Bornandins.
Pointe Blanche
- Categories: hogback and landform
- Location: Mont-Saxonnex, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.99889° or 45° 59′ 56″ northLongitude
6.4601° or 6° 27′ 36″ eastElevation
2,438 metres (7,999 feet)Open location code
8FQ8XFX6+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1293388575OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Pointe Blanche” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Pointe Blanche”
- French: “Pointe Blanche”
- German: “Pointe Blanche”
- Polish: “Pointe Blanche”
- Portuguese: “Pico Branco”
- Portuguese: “Pointe Blanche”
- Slovenian: “Pointe Blanche”
- Spanish: “Pointe Blanche”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Combe à Joëlle and Passage de la Chèvre.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Col du Rasoir and Col de Balafrasse.
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