Aigu du Midi Building

Aigu du Midi Building is a railway station in Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 3,731 metres. Aigu du Midi Building is situated nearby to Step into the void, as well as near the peak Aiguille du Midi.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aiguille du Midi and Step into the void.

Aiguille du Midi

Peak

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The Aiguille du Midi is a 3,842-metre-tall mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps. It is a popular tourist destination and can be directly accessed by cable car from Chamonix that takes visitors close to Mont Blanc.

Step into the void

Photo: O.Taris, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rond Glacier

Glacier

Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Les Praz.

Grand Couloir

Locality

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The Grand Couloir is a couloir on the Aiguille du Goûter. At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the Tête Rousse Hut up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on Mont Blanc. Grand Couloir is situated 6 km southwest of Aigu du Midi Building.

Les Praz

Hamlet

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Les-Praz-de-Chamonix is a mountain village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix. Altitude: 1060 m. Les Praz is situated 7 km north of Aigu du Midi Building.

Entrèves

Hamlet

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Entrèves is a frazione of Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley region of Italy. Entrèves is situated 9 km southeast of Aigu du Midi Building.

Aigu du Midi Building

Type: Railway station
Category: transportation
Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.87925° or 45° 52′ 45″ north

Longitude

6.88701° or 6° 53′ 13″ east

Elevation

3,731 metres (12,241 feet)

Open location code

8FQ8VVHP+PR

GeoNames ID

7290095

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