Col Eccles

Col Eccles is a mountain saddle in , , and has an elevation of 4,021 metres. Col Eccles is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mont Blanc de Courmayeur and Pic Luigi Amedeo.

Peak
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a point on the south-east ridge of that forms the summit of the massive south-east face of the mountain. It is connected to Mont Blanc via the Col Major.

Peak
Photo: Alessandro Cantamessa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the , . It lies on the Brouillard ridge to the summit of , and is only reachable via an ascent of that ridge.

Peak
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif in . It is considered the most difficult and serious of the alpine 4000-m mountains to climb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Checrouit.

Locality
Photo: Abjad, CC BY 3.0.
The is a couloir on the . At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on .

Hamlet
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Col Eccles

Latitude
45.8219° or 45° 49′ 19″ north
Longitude
6.8744° or 6° 52′ 28″ east
Elevation
4,021 metres (13,192 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8RVCF+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3855245107
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

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