Col de la Fourche

Col de la Fourche is a mountain saddle in Courmayeur, Valle d’Aosta, Aosta Valley and has an elevation of 3,741 metres. Col de la Fourche is situated nearby to the locality Cirque Maudit, as well as near Grand Capucin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mont Maudit and Mont Blanc de Courmayeur.

Mont Maudit

Peak

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Mont Maudit is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy. The French name literally means "Cursed Mountain". Until the end of the 18th century, Mont Blanc and its satellite peaks were collectively known in French as the Montagne Maudite.

Mont Blanc de Courmayeur

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Mont Blanc de Courmayeur is a point on the south-east ridge of Mont Blanc that forms the summit of the massive south-east face of the mountain. It is connected to Mont Blanc via the Col Major.

Mont Blanc du Tacul

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Mont Blanc du Tacul is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps situated midway between the Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc. The official first ascent of Mont Blanc du Tacul was by a guideless party comprising Charles Hudson, Edward John Stevenson, Christopher and James Grenville Smith, E.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Entrèves.

Grand Couloir

Locality

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The Grand Couloir is a couloir on the Aiguille du Goûter. At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the Tête Rousse Hut up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on Mont Blanc.