Aiguille du Fou
Aiguille du Fou is a peak in Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 3,501 metres. Aiguille du Fou is situated nearby to the locality Alpage de Blaitière du Dessus, as well as near La Salle à Manger.Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aiguille du Midi and Mer de Glace.
Aiguille du Midi
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aiguille du Midi is a 3,842-metre-tall mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps. It is a popular tourist destination and can be directly accessed by cable car from Chamonix that takes visitors close to Mont Blanc.
Mer de Glace
Glacier
Photo: snappa2006, CC BY 2.0.
The Mer de Glace is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the French Alps. It is 7.5 km long and 200 metres deep but, when all its tributary glaciers are taken into account, it can be regarded as the longest and largest glacier in France, and the second longest in the Alps after the Aletsch Glacier.
Aiguille du Grépon
Peak
The Aiguille du Grépon, informally known as The Grepon, is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif in Haute-Savoie, France. The Grepon has a Southern and Northern peak, which are the highest points of a sharp granite ridge to the east of the Glacier des Nantillons above Chamonix and northeast of the Aiguille du Midi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Praz.
Les Praz
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les-Praz-de-Chamonix is a mountain village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix. Altitude: 1060 m.
Aiguille du Fou
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,501 metres
- Description: mountain in France
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.8981° or 45° 53′ 53″ northLongitude
6.9115° or 6° 54′ 41″ eastElevation
3,501 metres (11,486 feet)Open location code
8FQ8VWX6+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 1241260041OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q2827893
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Venetian—“Aiguille du Fou” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Aiguille du Fou”
- French: “aiguille du Fou”
- French: “Aiguille du fou”
- French: “Aiguille du Fou”
- Italian: “Aiguille du Fou”
- Ladin: “Aiguille du Fou”
- Portuguese: “Agulha do Maluco”
- Portuguese: “Aiguille du Fou”
- Venetian: “Aiguille du Fou”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Alpage de Blaitière du Dessus and La Salle à Manger.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aiguille des Ciseaux and Aiguille de Blaitière.
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