Col Major

Col Major is a mountain saddle in , , and has an elevation of 4,731 metres. Col Major is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
Photo: Rossoila, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mont Blanc de Courmayeur and Mont Maudit.

Peak
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is a point on the south-east ridge of that forms the summit of the massive south-east face of the mountain. It is connected to Mont Blanc via the Col Major.

Peak
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is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in and . The French name literally means "Cursed Mountain". Until the end of the 18th century, and its satellite peaks were collectively known in French as the Montagne Maudite.

Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a 4,304 m mountain peak in the Mont Blanc massif. It is a shoulder of , whose summit lies two kilometres to the south-east.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Couloir.

Locality
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The is a couloir on the . At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on .

Col Major

Latitude
45.8298° or 45° 49′ 47″ north
Longitude
6.8677° or 6° 52′ 4″ east
Elevation
4,731 metres (15,522 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8RVH9+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 808544012
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Wiki­data ID
Q88959596
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Col Major” goes by many names.

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