Grande Rocheuse

Grande Rocheuse is a summit on the east ridge of in the Mont Blanc massif in , .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Aiguille Verte and Les Droites.

Peak
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The , is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the . is French for "Green Needle", which is the meaning commonly attributed to the name.

Peak
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is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the and is the lowest of the 4000-metre peaks in the Alps. The mountain has two summits: The north face of the mountain rises some 1,600 m from the Argentière basin at an average angle of 60°, and is the steepest face on the 10-km-long ridge that stretches from the to .

Peak
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The is a summit on the east ridge of in the Mont Blanc massif in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Col du Chardonnet and Argentière.

Locality
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is a locality.

Village
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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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Les-Praz-de-Chamonix is a mountain village in the , part of the commune of . Altitude: 1060 m.

Grande Rocheuse

Latitude
45.9345° or 45° 56′ 4″ north
Longitude
6.9728° or 6° 58′ 22″ east
Elevation
4,102 metres (13,458 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8WXMF+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 503688744
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q30476
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Grande Rocheuse” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Grande Rocheuse”
  • Catalan: “Grande Rocheuse”
  • Chinese: “大洛磯山”
  • Czech: “Grande Rocheuse”
  • Dutch: “Grande Rocheuse”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جراند روتشيوس”
  • French: “Grande Rocheuse”
  • German: “Grande Rocheuse”
  • Italian: “Grande Rocheuse”
  • Ladin: “Grande Rocheuse”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grande Rocheuse”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Grande Rocheuse”
  • Polish: “Grande Rocheuse”
  • Portuguese: “Grande Rochosa”
  • Spanish: “Grande Rocheuse”
  • Venetian: “Grande Rocheuse”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Couloir Mummery and Le Mauvais Pas.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Col Armand Charlet and Verte Glacier.

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