Observatoire Vallot

Observatoire Vallot is a building in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Observatoire Vallot is situated nearby to the wilderness hut Vallot Hut, as well as near the peak Grande Bosse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vallot Hut and Dôme du Goûter.

Vallot Hut

Wilderness hut

Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.

The Vallot Hut is a refuge in the Mont Blanc massif on the upper slopes of Mont Blanc in the Alps. It is located below the Bosses Ridge between the Dome du Gouter and Mont Blanc summit, at an altitude of 4,362 metres.

Dôme du Goûter

Peak

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Dôme du Goûter is a 4,304 m mountain peak in the Mont Blanc massif. It is a shoulder of Mont Blanc, whose summit lies two kilometres to the south-east.

Grande Bosse

Peak

Photo: Yann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grande Bosse is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Bionnassay.

Grand Couloir

Locality

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The Grand Couloir is a couloir on the Aiguille du Goûter. At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the Tête Rousse Hut up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on Mont Blanc. Grand Couloir is situated 2½ km northwest of Observatoire Vallot.