Col du Fouet

Col du Fouet is a mountain saddle in , , and has an elevation of 2,320 metres. Col du Fouet is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aiguille du Belvédère and Aiguille de la Floria.

Peak
Photo: Aiguille, Public domain.
is a mountain of , . It is the highest peak in the range of the French Prealps and has an altitude of 2,965 metres above sea level.

Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
is a mountain saddle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Argentière and Les Praz.

Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and mountaineering village in the , part of the commune of , at an altitude of 1,252 m.

Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les-Praz-de-Chamonix is a mountain village in the , part of the commune of . Altitude: 1060 m.

Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet in eastern , located in the territory of the commune of . Several houses at Poses 150 m north-east of were destroyed on 9 February 1999 by a slab avalanche from Bec du Lachat and Mont Peclerey on the massif, killing 12 people.

Col du Fouet

Latitude
45.9662° or 45° 57′ 58″ north
Longitude
6.8744° or 6° 52′ 28″ east
Elevation
2,320 metres (7,612 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8XV8F+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3103929029
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
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