Col de l’Encrenaz

Col de l’Encrenaz is a mountain saddle in , , and has an elevation of 2,579 metres. Col de l’Encrenaz is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Col des Montets and Aiguille du Belvédère.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain pass in the in the department of . It is on the road between , the Swiss and in the canton of , .

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.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the French department of . It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of .

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
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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.

Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Col de l’Encrenaz

Latitude
45.9982° or 45° 59′ 54″ north
Longitude
6.8938° or 6° 53′ 38″ east
Elevation
2,579 metres (8,461 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8XVXV+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 469808153
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
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