Refuge du Nid d’Aigle

Refuge du Nid d’Aigle is a railway stop in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Refuge du Nid d’Aigle is situated nearby to Mémorial ‘Malabar Princess’ et ‘Kanchenjunga’., as well as near the railway station Nid d’Aigle station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nid d’Aigle station and Refuge du Nid d’Aigle.

Nid d’Aigle station

Railway station

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Gare du Nid d'Aigle is the terminus of the Tramway du Mont Blanc from Saint-Gervais-les-Bains on the slopes of the Mont Blanc. This station welcomes mountaineers as well as hikers at 2,362 m altitude below the glacier of Bionnassay. Nid d’Aigle station is situated 240 metres north of Refuge du Nid d’Aigle.

Refuge du Nid d’Aigle

Mountain hut

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Refuge du Nid d’Aigle is a mountain hut.

Nid d’Aigle

Scenic viewpoint

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Nid d’Aigle is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 260 metres northwest of Refuge du Nid d’Aigle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Bionnassay.

Grand Couloir

Locality

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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.