Col de Miage

Col de Miage is a mountain saddle in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 3,358 metres. Col de Miage is situated nearby to the locality Ancien Refuge Durier, as well as near Rappel.

Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aiguille de Bionnassay and Dômes de Miage.

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.

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.

Dôme du Goûter

Peak

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Dôme du Goûter is a 4,304 m mountain peak in the Mont Blanc massif. It is a shoulder of Mont Blanc, whose summit lies two kilometres to the south-east.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Bionnassay.

Grand Couloir

Locality

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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.