Croix de Fer
The Croix de fer is a mountain of the Mont Blanc Massif, overlooking Trient in the canton of Valais. It is located north of the Tête de Balme and L'Arolette and it is the culminating point of the group between the Col des Montets and the Col de Balme.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tête de Balme and Col de Balme.
Tête de Balme
Peak
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
The Tête de Balme is a mountain of the Mont Blanc Massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France. It lies on the range north of the Col de Balme, culminating at the Croix de Fer.
Col de Balme
Mountain saddle
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Col de Balme is a high mountain pass of the Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and France. It connects Trient in the Swiss canton of Valais to Argentière in the French department of Haute-Savoie.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trient and Le Châtelard.
Trient
Village
Photo: Nicolas Vigier, CC BY 2.0.
Trient is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Le Châtelard
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Châtelard is a locality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland near the border with France. It is part of the municipality of Finhaut.
Croix de Fer
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,343 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Trient, Martigny District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.03625° or 46° 2′ 11″ northLongitude
6.97613° or 6° 58′ 34″ eastElevation
2,343 metres (7,687 feet)Open location code
8FR82XPG+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 434391826OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Croix de Fer” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كروي دي فير”
- Cebuano: “Croix de Fer”
- Dutch: “Croix de Fer”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كروى دى فير”
- French: “Croix de Fer”
- Georgian: “კრუა-დე-ფე”
- Ladin: “Croix de Fer”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Croix de Fer”
- Persian: “کروا ده فر”
- Slovenian: “Croix de Fer”
- Swedish: “Croix de Fer”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pointe du Van and L’Arolette.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Croix de Fer”. Photo: Debugman, CC BY 3.0.