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Pointe Helbronner

Pointe Helbronner is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the on the watershed between and . The peak, which used to be a mere geodetic reference point, was named after Paul Helbronner, a French polytechnicien, alpinist and geodesist who pioneered cartography of the French Alps.
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Photo: Ximonic, CC BY 2.5.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,462 metres
  • Description: mountain in France and Italy
  • Also known as: “Pointe Helbronner / Punta Helbronner”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dent du Géant and Tour Ronde.

Peak
Photo: aiace, CC BY 2.0.
The is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in and . The remained unclimbed during the golden age of alpinism, and was a much-coveted peak in the 1870s, repelling many parties who attempted it mostly from the Rochefort ridge.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
The is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the , situated on the border between and . It is a prominent mountain, some 3.5 km north-east of , but is effectively part of a continuation of the south eastern spur of which forms a frontier ridge between the two countries.

Peak
The is a rock pinnacle located underneath in the Mont Blanc Massif in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Entrèves.

Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a frazione of in the region of .

Pointe Helbronner

Latitude
45.8459° or 45° 50′ 45″ north
Longitude
6.9318° or 6° 55′ 54″ east
Elevation
3,462 metres (11,358 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8RWWJ+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7164832098
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q2093151
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Satellite Map

Discover Pointe Helbronner from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Pointe Helbronner” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Punta Helbronner”
  • Dutch: “Pointe Helbronner”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پوينت هيلبرونير”
  • Finnish: “Pointe Helbronner”
  • Finnish: “Punta Helbronner”
  • French: “Pointe Helbronner”
  • German: “Pointe Helbronner”
  • Italian: “Punta Helbronner”
  • Japanese: “プンタ・エルブロンナー”
  • Polish: “Punta Helbronner”
  • Portuguese: “Ponta Helbronner”
  • Spanish: “Punta Helbronner”
  • Ukrainian: “Пік Гельброннер”
  • Venetian: “Ponta Helbronner”

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pointe Helbronner”. Photo: Ximonic, CC BY 2.5.