Les Droites

Les Droites is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the and is the lowest of the 4000-metre peaks in the Alps. The mountain has two summits: The north face of the mountain rises some 1,600 m from the Argentière basin at an average angle of 60°, and is the steepest face on the 10-km-long ridge that stretches from the to .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Aiguille Verte and Grande Rocheuse.

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

Peak
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is a summit on the east ridge of in the Mont Blanc massif in , .

Peak
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The is a summit on the east ridge of in the Mont Blanc massif in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Col du Chardonnet.

Locality
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is a locality.

Les Droites

Latitude
45.9307° or 45° 55′ 51″ north
Longitude
6.9893° or 6° 59′ 22″ east
Elevation
4,000 metres (13,123 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8WXJQ+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 344715584
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q30549
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Satellite Map

Discover Les Droites from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Les Droites” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Les Droites”
  • Catalan: “Les Droites”
  • Czech: “Les Droites”
  • Dutch: “Les Droites”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ليس درويتيس”
  • French: “Les Droites”
  • German: “Les Droites”
  • Italian: “Les Droites”
  • Ladin: “Les Droites”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Les Droites”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Les Droites”
  • Norwegian: “Les Droites”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Les Droites”
  • Polish: “Les Droites”
  • Portuguese: “As Direitas”
  • Portuguese: “Les Droites”
  • Spanish: “Les Droites”
  • Venetian: “Les Droites”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Col des Droites and Tour des Courtes.

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