Bec du Picheu
Bec du Picheu is a peak in Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 2,505 metres. Bec du Picheu is situated nearby to the locality Grands Dessus, as well as near the hamlet Le Tour.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pointe des Berons and Les Grandes Otanes.
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.
Les Grandes Otanes
Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Les Grandes Otanes is a mountain of the Mont Blanc Massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France, north of the Aiguille du Tour. They overlook the Col de Balme.
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.
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 du Picheu
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,505 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.00518° or 46° 0′ 19″ northLongitude
6.97488° or 6° 58′ 30″ eastElevation
2,505 metres (8,219 feet)Open location code
8FR82X4F+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 10870208657OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
6931757
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Grands Dessus and Tête du Grand Chantet.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pointes des Grands and Croix des Berons.
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