Grand Flambeau
The Grand Flambeau is a mountain peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps. It is situated at the head of the Géant Glacier, approximately 0.5 km east of the Aiguille de Toule, between the Col Orientale de Toule and the Col de Saussure.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dent du Géant and Pointe Helbronner.
Dent du Géant
Peak
The Dent du Géant is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy. The Dent du Géant remained unclimbed during the golden age of alpinism, and was a much-coveted peak in the 1870s, repelling many parties who attempted it mostly from the Rochefort ridge.
Pointe Helbronner
Peak
Pointe Helbronner is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the Graian Alps on the watershed between France and Italy. The peak, which used to be a mere geodetic reference point, was named after Paul Helbronner, a French polytechnicien, alpinist and geodesist who pioneered cartography of the French Alps.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Entrèves and Planpincieux.
Grand Flambeau
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,569 metres
- Description: mountain in France and Italy
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.8477° or 45° 50′ 52″ north
Longitude
6.9277° or 6° 55′ 40″ east
Elevation
3,569 metres (11,709 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8RWXH+33
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Grand Flambeau from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Venetian—“Grand Flambeau” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Grand Flambeau”
- French: “Grand Flambeau”
- French: “Le Grand Flambeau”
- German: “Grand Flambeau”
- Italian: “Grand Flambeau”
- Ladin: “Grand Flambeau”
- Spanish: “Grand Flambeau”
- Venetian: “Grand Flambeau”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Roter Gendarm and Cirque Maudit.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Col des Flambeaux and Col Oriental des Thoules.
Haute-Savoie: Must-Visit Destinations
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