Grand Col Ferret

Grand Col Ferret is in Courmayeur, Province of Aosta, Aosta Valley. Grand Col Ferret is situated nearby to the peak Tête de Ferret, as well as near the mountain saddle Col Chantonnet.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Col Ferret and Tête de Ferret.

Col Ferret

Mountain saddle

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The Col Ferret is an Alpine pass between the canton of Valais and the Aosta Valley. It is crossed by the route of the Tour du Mont Blanc. Close to it stands the Petit Col Ferret, at an elevation of 2,490 metres, which separates the Mont Blanc Massif from the Pennine Alps.

Tête de Ferret

Peak

The Tête de Ferret is a mountain of the Pennine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. It lies just east of the Mont Blanc massif, between the Swiss Val Ferret and the Italian Val Ferret.

Petit Col Ferret

Mountain saddle

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The Petit Col Ferret is an Alpine pass between the canton of Valais and the Aosta Valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bivacco di Fréboudze and La Fouly.

Bivacco di Fréboudze

Locality

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Bivacco di Fréboudze is a locality, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Grand Col Ferret.

La Fouly

Village

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La Fouly is a village in Val Ferret in the Swiss canton of Valais. At an altitude of 1,600 metres, it is part of the municipality of Orsières. It sits at the foot of Mont Dolent and the Tour Noir in the Mont Blanc massif. La Fouly is situated 5 km north of Grand Col Ferret.