Col d’Entrèves / Colle d’Entrèves

Col d’Entrèves / Colle d’Entrèves is a mountain saddle in Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 3,517 metres. Col d’Entrèves / Colle d’Entrèves is situated nearby to the locality Trident - Petit Capucin - Adolphe Rey - Pyramide Tacul, as well as near Grand Capucin.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mont Blanc du Tacul and Mont Maudit.

Mont Blanc du Tacul

Peak

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Mont Blanc du Tacul is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps situated midway between the Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc. The official first ascent of Mont Blanc du Tacul was by a guideless party comprising Charles Hudson, Edward John Stevenson, Christopher and James Grenville Smith, E.

Mont Maudit

Peak

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

Pointe Helbronner

Peak

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Pointe Helbronner is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the Graian Alps on the watershed between France and Italy. The peak, which used to be a mere geodetic reference point, was named after Paul Helbronner, a French polytechnicien, alpinist and geodesist who pioneered cartography of the French Alps.