Col du Tour
Col du Tour is a mountain saddle in Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 3,281 metres. Col du Tour is situated nearby to the locality Col du Chardonnet, as well as near Glacier du Trient.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aiguille du Tour and Grande Fourche.
Aiguille du Tour
Peak
Photo: O.Taris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aiguille du Tour is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France. The voie normale on the mountain is graded F and can be climbed from either the Albert Premier Hut on the French side or the Trient Hut on the Swiss side.
Grande Fourche
Peak
Altisurface du Glacier du Tour
Aerodrome
Photo: Vlunyak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Altisurface du Glacier du Tour is an aerodrome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Col du Chardonnet and Le Tour.
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.
Col du Tour
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,281 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.98582° or 45° 59′ 9″ northLongitude
7.01662° or 7° 0′ 60″ eastElevation
3,281 metres (10,764 feet)Open location code
8FQ9X2P8+8JOpenStreetMap ID
node 7165008486OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11074475
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Col du Tour” goes by many names.
- French: “Tour, Col du”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Tête Blanche and Col Blanc.
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