Brêche de Praz-Torrent
Brêche de Praz-Torrent is a mountain saddle in Vallorcine, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 2,350 metres. Brêche de Praz-Torrent is situated nearby to the locality La Vordette, as well as near Fontana Freda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Col des Montets and Le Buet station.
Col des Montets
Mountain saddle
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Col des Montets is a mountain pass in the French Alps in the Haute-Savoie department of France. It is on the road between Chamonix, the Swiss Col de la Forclaz and Martigny in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Le Buet station
Railway station
Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Buet station is a railway station in the commune of Vallorcine, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF.
Aiguille du Belvédère
Peak
Photo: Aiguille, Public domain.
Aiguille du Belvédère is a mountain of Haute-Savoie, France. It is the highest peak in the Aiguilles Rouges range of the French Prealps and has an altitude of 2,965 metres above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Argentière and Montroc.
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.
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.
Brêche de Praz-Torrent
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,350 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Vallorcine, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.0067° or 46° 0′ 24″ northLongitude
6.9008° or 6° 54′ 3″ eastElevation
2,350 metres (7,710 feet)Open location code
8FR82W42+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 10949039503OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Vordette and Fontana Freda.
Notable Places Nearby
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