Pointe Centrale

Pointe Centrale is a peak in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 3,061 metres. Pointe Centrale is situated nearby to the hamlet Miage d’en Haut, as well as near the locality Ancien Refuge Durier.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aiguille de Bionnassay and Nid d’Aigle station.

Aiguille de Bionnassay

Peak

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

The Aiguille de Bionnassay is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps in France and Italy. It has been described as "one of the most attractive satellite peaks of Mont Blanc", and is located on its western side.

Nid d’Aigle station

Railway station

Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gare du Nid d'Aigle is the terminus of the Tramway du Mont Blanc from Saint-Gervais-les-Bains on the slopes of the Mont Blanc. This station welcomes mountaineers as well as hikers at 2,362 m altitude below the glacier of Bionnassay.

Dômes de Miage

Peak

Photo: Trace, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Dômes de Miage are a line of mountain peaks in the south of the Mont Blanc massif that reach a height of 3,673 metres. The snow-covered arête from which they rise is over three kilometres long.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Bionnassay.

Grand Couloir

Locality

Photo: Abjad, CC BY 3.0.

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.