Lac des Gaillands

Lac des Gaillands is a lake in , , and has an elevation of 1,026 metres. Lac des Gaillands is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Les Pélerins station and High Mountain Military School.

Railway station
Photo: AntonyB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station in the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the French department of . It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of .

Military installation
The is a training establishment of the French Army, which trains French and allied service personnel in mountain warfare, skiing, mountain leadership, and arctic warfare. It is based in in the .

Railway station
Photo: Poudou99, CC BY 3.0.
is a railway station in the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the French department of . It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Praz and Grand Couloir.

Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les-Praz-de-Chamonix is a mountain village in the , part of the commune of . Altitude: 1060 m. is situated 4 km northeast of Lac des Gaillands.

Locality
Photo: Abjad, CC BY 3.0.
The is a couloir on the . At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on . is situated 7 km south of Lac des Gaillands.

Hamlet
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km southwest of Lac des Gaillands.

Lac des Gaillands

Latitude
45.91406° or 45° 54′ 51″ north
Longitude
6.84856° or 6° 50′ 55″ east
Elevation
1,026 metres (3,366 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8WR7X+JC
Geo­Names ID
11072233
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Satellite Map

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