Col des Hirondelles
Col des Hirondelles is a mountain saddle in Aosta Valley, Northwest Italy and has an elevation of 3,491 metres. Col des Hirondelles is situated nearby to the locality Rocher Whymper, as well as near Rocher Reposoir.Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dôme de Rochefort and Aiguille de Leschaux.
Dôme de Rochefort
Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dôme de Rochefort is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in Haute-Savoie, France and of Aosta Valley, Italy.
Aiguille de Leschaux
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aiguille de Leschaux is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif on the border of Haute-Savoie, France and Aosta Valley, Italy. Located on the eastern side of the Mont Blanc massif on the ridge between Mont Dolent and Grandes Jorasses, the mountain is usually climbed from Val Ferret on the Italian side.
Pointe Walker
Peak
Photo: Stefano Canziani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grandes Jorasses is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif, on the boundary between Haute-Savoie in France and Aosta Valley in Italy. The first ascent of the highest peak of the mountain was by Horace Walker with guides Melchior Anderegg, Johann Jaun and Julien Grange on 30 June 1868.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bivacco di Fréboudze.
Bivacco di Fréboudze
Locality
Photo: Elena Tartaglione, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bivacco di Fréboudze is a locality.
Col des Hirondelles
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,491 metres
- Categories: col and landform
- Location: Aosta Valley, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.873° or 45° 52′ 23″ northLongitude
6.998° or 6° 59′ 53″ eastElevation
3,491 metres (11,453 feet)Open location code
8FQ8VXFX+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 307195522OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleWikidata ID
Q132246244
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In Other Languages
“Col des Hirondelles” goes by many names.
- French: “col des Hirondelles”
- French: “Col des Hirondelles”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rocher Whymper and Rocher Reposoir.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pointe des Hirondelles Sud and Pointe des Hirondelles Nord.
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