Brèche Sud du Cardinal

Brèche Sud du Cardinal is a mountain saddle in Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 3,497 metres. Brèche Sud du Cardinal is situated nearby to the locality Couloir Mummery, as well as near Le Mauvais Pas.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aiguille Verte and Mer de Glace.

Aiguille Verte

Peak

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

Mer de Glace

Glacier

Photo: snappa2006, CC BY 2.0.

The Mer de Glace is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the French Alps. It is 7.5 km long and 200 metres deep, but when all its tributary glaciers are taken into account, it can be regarded as the longest and largest glacier in France, and the second longest in the Alps after the Aletsch Glacier.

Les Droites

Peak

Photo: Andreube, Public domain.

Les Droites is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps 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 Aiguille Verte to Mont Dolent.