Grand Couloir

The Grand Couloir 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 .
Wikipedia
Photo: Abjad, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: couloir on the Aiguille du Goûter
  • Also known as: “Grand Couloir (Mont Blanc)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tête Rousse Glacier and Aiguille du Goûter.

Glacier
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a small but significant glacier located in the Mont Blanc massif within the whose collapse in 1892 killed 200 people in the town of .

Peak
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of , .

Glacier
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bionnassay and Le Champel.

Hamlet
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Grand Couloir.

Hamlet
Photo: Nicolas Vigier, CC BY 2.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km west of Grand Couloir.

Photo: Ximonic, CC BY 2.5.
is a resort in the region of France, bordering Italy, at the foot of . It's regarded as the birthplace of mountaineering and as one of its capitals.

Grand Couloir

Latitude
45.85454° or 45° 51′ 16″ north
Longitude
6.82452° or 6° 49′ 28″ east
Open location code
8FQ8VR3F+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 858029428
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­couloir
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q11701266
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Polish—“Grand Couloir” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tête Rousse Hut and Goûter Refuge.

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