Fontaine Froide
Fontaine Froide is a spring in Vallorcine, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Fontaine Froide is situated nearby to the climbing site Falaise d’Escalade du Couteray, as well as near the waterfall Cascade de Bérard.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cascade de Bérard and Grotte à Farinet.
Cascade de Bérard
Waterfall
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cascade de Bérard is a waterfall, which is situated 720 metres east of Fontaine Froide.
Grotte à Farinet
Cave
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grotte à Farinet is a cave, which is situated 730 metres east of Fontaine Froide.
Le Buet station
Railway station
Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Buet station is a railway station in the commune of Vallorcine, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF. Le Buet station is situated 1¼ km east of Fontaine Froide.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montroc and Le Tour.
Montroc
Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montroc is a hamlet in eastern France, located in the territory of the commune of Chamonix. Several houses at Poses 150 m north-east of Montroc were destroyed on 9 February 1999 by a slab avalanche from Bec du Lachat and Mont Peclerey on the Mont Blanc massif, killing 12 people. Montroc is situated 3½ km southeast of Fontaine Froide.
Le Tour
Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Tour is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Fontaine Froide.
Argentière
Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Argentière is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and mountaineering village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, at an altitude of 1,252 m. Argentière is situated 4½ km southeast of Fontaine Froide.
Fontaine Froide
- Type: Spring
- Category: body of water
- Location: Vallorcine, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.01821° or 46° 1′ 6″ northLongitude
6.90289° or 6° 54′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8FR82W93+75OpenStreetMap ID
node 7881984082OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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