Pyramide du Tacul

Pyramide du Tacul is a peak in Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 3,468 metres. Pyramide du Tacul 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 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

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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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Entrèves.

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.