Col Oriental des Thoules

Col Oriental des Thoules is a mountain saddle in Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 3,389 metres. Col Oriental des Thoules is situated nearby to the locality Trident - Petit Capucin - Adolphe Rey - Pyramide Tacul, as well as near Grand Capucin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dent du Géant and Pointe Helbronner.

Dent du Géant

Peak

Photo: aiace, CC BY 2.0.

The Dent du Géant is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy. The Dent du Géant 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.

Pointe Helbronner

Peak

Pointe Helbronner

Photo: Ximonic, CC BY 2.5.

Pointe Helbronner is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the Graian Alps on the watershed between France and Italy. 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.

Grand Capucin

Peak

The Grand Capucin is a rock pinnacle located underneath Mont Blanc du Tacul in the Mont Blanc Massif in Haute-Savoie, France.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Entrèves and Checrouit.

Entrèves

Hamlet

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Entrèves is a frazione of Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley region of Italy.

Checrouit

Hamlet

Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Checrouit is a hamlet.

Col Oriental des Thoules

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,389 metres
Category: landform
Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.8473° or 45° 50′ 50″ north

Longitude

6.9248° or 6° 55′ 29″ east

Elevation

3,389 metres (11,119 feet)

Open location code

8FQ8RWWF+WW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7259293219

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Trident - Petit Capucin - Adolphe Rey - Pyramide Tacul and Grand Capucin.

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