Grand Capucin
Grand Capucin is a climbing site in Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Grand Capucin is situated nearby to the peak Le Clocher, as well as near Le Trident.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grand Capucin and Aiguilles du Diable.
Grand Capucin
Peak
The Grand Capucin is a rock pinnacle located underneath Mont Blanc du Tacul in the Mont Blanc Massif in Haute-Savoie, France.
Aiguilles du Diable
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aiguilles du Diable are a group of five rock needles, all over 4,000 metres high, on the southeast arête of the Mont Blanc du Tacul. The pinnacles lie within the French part of the Mont Blanc Massif in the departement of Haute-Savoie.
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 and Entrèves.
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. Grand Couloir is situated 6 km west of Grand Capucin.
Entrèves
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Entrèves is a frazione of Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley region of Italy. Entrèves is situated 6 km southeast of Grand Capucin.
Courmayeur
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Courmayeur is a skiing and mountaineering resort at the head of Valle d’Aosta, in northwest Italy. At 1224 m elevation, it has a spectacular location near the foot of Mont Blanc.
Grand Capucin
- Type: Climbing site
- Category: sports location
- Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.85222° or 45° 51′ 8″ northLongitude
6.89778° or 6° 53′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8FQ8VV2X+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 2940263648OpenStreetMap feature
sport=climbing
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