Glacier d’Armande
Glacier d’Armande is a glacier in Villar-d’Arêne, Arrondissement of Briançon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Glacier d’Armande is situated nearby to the hamlet Alpe de Villar-d’Arène, as well as near Le Pied du Col.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Meije and Pic Gaspard.
Meije
Peak
Photo: RobinL, CC BY-SA 2.5.
La Meije is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins range, located at the border of the Hautes-Alpes and Isère départements. It overlooks the nearby village of La Grave, a mountaineering centre and ski resort, well known for its off-piste and extreme skiing possibilities, and also dominates the view west of the Col du Lautaret.
Pic Gaspard
Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pic Gaspard is a mountain in the French Alps, one of the tallest in the Massif des Écrins. It was named in honor of the celebrated L'Oisans guide Pierre Gaspard, conqueror of La Meije on 16 August 1877 in the company of Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Grave and Col du Lautaret.
La Grave
Village
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La Grave is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France Association. It is a small ski resort in the French Alps, dominated by La Meije.
Col du Lautaret
Hamlet
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Col du Lautaret is a high mountain pass in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It marks the boundary between the valleys of the Romanche and the Guisane, a tributary of the Durance which has its source at the col.
Glacier d’Armande
- Type: Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Villar-d’Arêne, Arrondissement of Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.0052° or 45° 0′ 19″ northLongitude
6.3482° or 6° 20′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8FQ8284X+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 117489710OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Alpe de Villar-d’Arène and Les Sources de la Romanche.
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Highlights include Le Fauteuil Glacier and Pointe des Pichettes.
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