Refuge de la Pointe Percée
Refuge de la Pointe Percée is a refuge in the Alps. Refuge de la Pointe Percée has an elevation of 2,164 metres.Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pointe Percée and Pointe des Verts.
Pointe Percée
Peak
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
The Pointe Percée is the highest mountain in the Aravis range of the French Prealps of Haute-Savoie. It rises to an elevation of 2,753 metres and has 1,643 metres of topographic prominence, and is thus is classified as an ultra-prominent peak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cordon and Sallanches.
Cordon
Village
Photo: ColdEel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cordon is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Sallanches. Cordon is situated 6 km southeast of Refuge de la Pointe Percée.
Sallanches
Town
Photo: Ville de Sallanches, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sallanches is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Located close to the Mont Blanc massif, many visitors pass through the town en route to well-known alpine resorts such as Chamonix, Megève and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. Sallanches is situated 7 km east of Refuge de la Pointe Percée.
Oëx
Hamlet
Oëx is a village in the Rhône-Alpes region of France, below Pointe d'Areu in the Arve valley. It is part of the commune Magland in Haute-Savoie department. Oëx is situated 8 km northeast of Refuge de la Pointe Percée.
Refuge de la Pointe Percée
- Type: Mountain hut
- Also known as: “Refuge de la Pointe Percee” and “Refuge de la Pointe Percée - Gramusset”
- Categories: sports venue, building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: Sallanches, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.95545° or 45° 57′ 20″ northLongitude
6.54445° or 6° 32′ 40″ eastElevation
2,164 metres (7,100 feet)Operator
Club Alpin FrançaisOpen location code
8FQ8XG4V+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 127033827OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=alpine_hutWikidata ID
Q3423208
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Refuge de la Pointe Percée” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Refuge de la Pointe Percée”
- French: “refuge de Gramusset”
- French: “refuge de la Pointe Percée – Gramusset”
- French: “Refuge de la Pointe Percée – Gramusset”
- French: “refuge de la Pointe Percée”
- French: “refuge Gramusset”
- German: “Refuge de la Pointe Percée”
- Italian: “rifugio della Pointe Percée”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Refuge de Gramusset and Acces à Ombre Chinoise.
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