Pointe Lachenal
Pointe Lachenal is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. It is located above the Glacier du Géant, under the East face of Mont Blanc du Tacul and opposite the Aiguille du Midi.The mountain is a mix of snow and rock, and has many rock climbing routes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aiguille du Midi and Mont Maudit.
Aiguille du Midi
Peak
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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.
Mont Maudit
Peak
Photo: Eltouristo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Mont Blanc du Tacul
Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Couloir.
Grand Couloir
Locality
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.
Pointe Lachenal
Latitude
45.8647° or 45° 51′ 53″ northLongitude
6.8958° or 6° 53′ 45″ eastElevation
3,613 metres (11,854 feet)Open location code
8FQ8VV7W+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2151026983OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q7208326
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Venetian—“Pointe Lachenal” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “拉什納爾峰”
- Dutch: “Pointe Lachenal”
- French: “Pointe Lachenal”
- German: “Pointe Lachenal”
- Italian: “Punta Lachenal”
- Ladin: “Pointe Lachenal”
- Spanish: “Pointe Lachenal”
- Venetian: “Ponta Lachenal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Piton Central and Piton Nord.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Col du Gros Rognon and Couloir Gervasutti.
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