Glacier des Berons
Glacier des Berons is a glacier in Trient, Martigny District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,787 metres. Glacier des Berons is situated nearby to the hamlet Le Tour, as well as near Montroc.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pointe des Berons and Les Grandes Otanes.
Pointe des Berons
Peak
The Pointe des Berons is a mountain of the Mont Blanc Massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France. It lies approximately halfway between the Col de Balme and the Aiguille du Tour. The east side is covered by the Glacier des Berons.
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.
Albert Premier Hut
Mountain hut
Photo: Offrench, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Albert Premier Hut, sometimes known as Albert 1er, is located on the Haute Route between Chamonix, France and Zermatt, Switzerland. It is at 2,702 metres above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Tour and Montroc.
Le Tour
Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Tour is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km west of Glacier des Berons.
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. Montroc is situated 4½ km west of Glacier des Berons.
Argentière
Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 5 km southwest of Glacier des Berons.
Glacier des Berons
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,787 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Trient, Martigny District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.00729° or 46° 0′ 26″ northLongitude
6.98897° or 6° 59′ 20″ eastElevation
2,787 metres (9,144 feet)Open location code
8FR82X4Q+WHGeoNames ID
11397900
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