Pointe des Grands
The Pointe des Grands is a mountain of the Mont Blanc Massif, located on the border between France and Switzerland, north-west of the Aiguille du Tour. The mountain overlooks the Glacier des Grands on its northern side.Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pointe des Berons and Aiguille du Tour.
Pointe des Berons
Peak
The Pointe des Berons is a mountain of the Mont Blanc Massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France. It lies approximately halfway between the Col de Balme and the Aiguille du Tour. The east side is covered by the Glacier des Berons.
Aiguille du Tour
Peak
Photo: O.Taris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aiguille du Tour is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France. The voie normale on the mountain is graded F and can be climbed from either the Albert Premier Hut on the French side or the Trient Hut on the Swiss side.
Albert Premier Hut
Mountain hut
Photo: Offrench, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Albert Premier Hut, sometimes known as Albert 1er, is located on the Haute Route between Chamonix, France and Zermatt, Switzerland. It is at 2,702 metres above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Tour and Montroc.
Le Tour
Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Tour is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km west of Pointe des Grands.
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 4 km west of Pointe des Grands.
Col du Chardonnet
Locality
Photo: Panoraman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Col du Chardonnet is a locality, which is situated 4½ km south of Pointe des Grands.
Pointe des Grands
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,101 metres
- Description: mountain of the Mont Blanc massif
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Pointe des Grands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pointe des Grands”
- Dutch: “Pointe des Grands”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پوينت ديس جراندس”
- French: “pointe des Grands”
- French: “Pointe des Grands”
- Georgian: “პუანტ-დე-გრანი”
- Georgian: “პუენტ-დე-გრანი”
- Ladin: “Pointe des Grands”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pointe des Grands”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Frasserands and Trélechamps Le Haut.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glacier des Berons and Croix des Berons.
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