La Joux
La Joux is a railway stop in Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,207 metres. La Joux is situated nearby to the peak Aiguillette d’Argentiere, as well as near the hamlet Les Praz.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Argentière station and Aiguillette d’Argentiere.
Argentière station
Railway station
Argentière station is a railway station in the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF. Argentière station is situated 2 km northeast of La Joux.
Les Praz-de-Chamonix station
Railway station
Photo: Pucesurvitaminee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les Praz-de-Chamonix station is a railway station in the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF. Les Praz-de-Chamonix station is situated 3½ km southwest of La Joux.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Argentière and Les Praz.
Argentière
Village
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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. Argentière is situated 2½ km northeast of La Joux.
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 3½ km southwest of La Joux.
Montroc
Hamlet
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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 northeast of La Joux.
La Joux
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.96571° or 45° 57′ 57″ northLongitude
6.91018° or 6° 54′ 37″ eastElevation
1,207 metres (3,960 feet)Operator
SNCF Gares & ConnexionsUIC ID
87746842Open location code
8FQ8XW86+73OpenStreetMap ID
node 1398912476OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=haltGeoNames ID
8288210
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