Col des Grandes Jorasses
Col des Grandes Jorasses is a mountain saddle in Aosta Valley, Northwest Italy and has an elevation of 3,819 metres. Col des Grandes Jorasses is situated nearby to the locality Rocher Reposoir, as well as near Rocher Whymper.Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dent du Géant and Dôme de Rochefort.
Dent du Géant
Peak
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.
Dôme de Rochefort
Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dôme de Rochefort is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in Haute-Savoie, France and of Aosta Valley, Italy.
Aiguille de Rochefort
Peak
Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.
The Aiguille de Rochefort is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy. The peak lies on the Rochefort arête between the Dent du Géant and the Grandes Jorasses and is usually climbed during a traverse of the ridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bivacco di Fréboudze and Entrèves.
Bivacco di Fréboudze
Locality
Photo: Elena Tartaglione, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bivacco di Fréboudze is a locality.
Entrèves
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Entrèves is a frazione of Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley region of Italy.
Col des Grandes Jorasses
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,819 metres
- Description: mountain pass between France and Italy
- Categories: col and landform
- Location: Aosta Valley, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.8678° or 45° 52′ 4″ northLongitude
6.9735° or 6° 58′ 25″ eastElevation
3,819 metres (12,530 feet)Open location code
8FQ8VX9F+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 7274424293OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleWikidata ID
Q720472
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Col des Grandes Jorasses” goes by many names.
- French: “col des Grandes-Jorasses”
- French: “Col des Grandes-Jorasses”
- Italian: “Col des Grandes Jorasses”
- Portuguese: “Colo das Grandes Jorasses”
- Portuguese: “Passo das Grandes Jorasses”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rocher Reposoir and Rocher Whymper.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bivacco Ettore Canzio and Pointe Young.
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