Désert de Pierre Ronde
Désert de Pierre Ronde is in Les Houches, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Désert de Pierre Ronde is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Col des Rognes, as well as near the railway station Nid d’Aigle station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nid d’Aigle station and Nid d’Aigle.
Nid d’Aigle station
Railway station
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gare du Nid d'Aigle is the terminus of the Tramway du Mont Blanc from Saint-Gervais-les-Bains on the slopes of the Mont Blanc. This station welcomes mountaineers as well as hikers at 2,362 m altitude below the glacier of Bionnassay. Nid d’Aigle station is situated 520 metres southwest of Désert de Pierre Ronde.
Nid d’Aigle
Scenic viewpoint
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Nid d’Aigle is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 540 metres west of Désert de Pierre Ronde.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Bionnassay.
Grand Couloir
Locality
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.
Bionnassay
Hamlet
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Bionnassay is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km west of Désert de Pierre Ronde.
Le Champel
Hamlet
Photo: Nicolas Vigier, CC BY 2.0.
Le Champel is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Désert de Pierre Ronde.
Désert de Pierre Ronde
- Type: Scree
- Category: landform
- Location: Les Houches, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.8603° or 45° 51′ 37″ northLongitude
6.80461° or 6° 48′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8FQ8VR63+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 300957493OpenStreetMap feature
natural=scree
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Col des Rognes and Refuge du Nid d’Aigle.
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