Aiguille du Grépon
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.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,482 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Aiguille du Grepon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mer de Glace and Aiguille des Grands Charmoz.
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 des Grands Charmoz
Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Aiguille des Grands Charmoz is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif in Haute-Savoie, France.
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.
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 Grépon
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.9028° or 45° 54′ 10″ northLongitude
6.9191° or 6° 55′ 9″ eastElevation
3,482 metres (11,424 feet)Open location code
8FQ8WW39+4JOpenStreetMap ID
node 1241260299OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q404707
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Venetian—“Aiguille du Grépon” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “格雷蓬峰”
- Dutch: “Aiguille du Grépon”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ايجويل دو جريپون”
- Finnish: “Aiguille du Grépon”
- French: “aiguille du Grépon”
- French: “Aiguille du Grépon”
- French: “Grépon”
- German: “Aiguille du Grépon”
- Italian: “Aiguille du Grépon”
- Italian: “Grepon”
- Italian: “Grépon”
- Ladin: “Aiguille du Grépon”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aiguille du Grépon”
- Polish: “Aiguille du Grépon”
- Portuguese: “Agulha do Grépon”
- Portuguese: “Aiguille du Grépon”
- Spanish: “Aiguille du Grepon”
- Spanish: “Aiguille du Grépon”
- Venetian: “Aiguille du Grépon”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Alpage de Blaitière du Dessus and La Salle à Manger.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aiguille du Grepon and Aiguille des Grands Chamoz.
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