Rocher de l’Heureux Retour

Rocher de l’Heureux Retour is a peak in , and has an elevation of 3,509 metres. Rocher de l’Heureux Retour is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mont Maudit and Dôme du Goûter.

Peak
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is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in and . The French name literally means "Cursed Mountain". Until the end of the 18th century, and its satellite peaks were collectively known in French as the Montagne Maudite.

Peak
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The is a 4,304 m mountain peak in the Mont Blanc massif. It is a shoulder of , whose summit lies two kilometres to the south-east.

Peak
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The is a 3,842-metre-tall mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the . It is a popular tourist destination and can be directly accessed by cable car from that takes visitors close to Mont Blanc.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Couloir.

Locality
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The is a couloir on the . At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on .

Rocher de l’Heureux Retour

Latitude
45.8582° or 45° 51′ 30″ north
Longitude
6.8573° or 6° 51′ 26″ east
Elevation
3,509 metres (11,512 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8VV54+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14124705561
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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