Griaz Glacier
Griaz Glacier is a hill in Les Houches, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 3,200 metres. Griaz Glacier is situated nearby to the locality Grand Couloir, as well as near the village Les Houches.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Tête Rousse Glacier and Les Rognes.
Tête Rousse Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tête Rousse Glacier is a small but significant glacier located in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps whose collapse in 1892 killed 200 people in the town of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Bionnassay.
Grand Couloir
Locality
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.
Bionnassay
Hamlet
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Bionnassay is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Griaz Glacier.
Le Champel
Hamlet
Photo: Nicolas Vigier, CC BY 2.0.
Le Champel is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km west of Griaz Glacier.
Griaz Glacier
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 3,200 metres
- Categories: glacier and landform
- Location: Les Houches, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.86212° or 45° 51′ 44″ northLongitude
6.82318° or 6° 49′ 23″ eastElevation
3,200 metres (10,499 feet)Open location code
8FQ8VR6F+R7GeoNames ID
13156467Wikidata ID
Q117663252
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In Other Languages
“Griaz Glacier” goes by many names.
- French: “glacier de la Griaz”
- French: “Glacier de la Griaz”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aiguille du Goûter and Glacier de Taconnaz.
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