Brèche de Salenton

Brèche de Salenton is a mountain saddle in , , and has an elevation of 2,497 metres. Brèche de Salenton is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mont Buet and Aiguille du Belvédère.

Peak
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
The is a mountain of the in , . has played an important role in the history of science at the end of the eighteenth century when a series of Genevan scientists such as Jean-André Deluc, Horace Bénédict de Saussure or Marc-Auguste Pictet climbed to the summit to carry out scientific observations.

Peak
Photo: Aiguille, Public domain.
is a mountain of , . It is the highest peak in the range of the French Prealps and has an altitude of 2,965 metres above sea level.

Peak
Photo: Marie-Lou Bréhé, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Argentière and Montroc.

Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and mountaineering village in the , part of the commune of , at an altitude of 1,252 m.

Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet in eastern , located in the territory of the commune of . Several houses at Poses 150 m north-east of were destroyed on 9 February 1999 by a slab avalanche from Bec du Lachat and Mont Peclerey on the massif, killing 12 people.

Brèche de Salenton

Latitude
46.0015° or 46° 0′ 5″ north
Longitude
6.8527° or 6° 51′ 10″ east
Elevation
2,497 metres (8,192 feet)
Open location code
8FR82V23+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 469385430
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
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