Grand Dru

Grand Dru is a peak in Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 3,754 metres. Grand Dru is situated nearby to the locality Couloir Mummery, as well as near Le Mauvais Pas.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aiguille Verte and Mer de Glace.

Aiguille Verte

Peak

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The Aiguille Verte, is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. Aiguille Verte is French for "Green Needle", which is the meaning commonly attributed to the name.

The Mer de Glace is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the French Alps. It is 7.5 km long and 200 metres deep but, when all its tributary glaciers are taken into account, it can be regarded as the longest and largest glacier in France, and the second longest in the Alps after the Aletsch Glacier.

Grande Rocheuse

Peak

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Grande Rocheuse is a summit on the east ridge of Aiguille Verte in the Mont Blanc massif in Haute-Savoie, France.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Argentière and Col du Chardonnet.

Argentière

Village

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Argentière is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and mountaineering village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, at an altitude of 1,252 m.