Glacier des Pélerins
Glacier des Pélerins is a glacier in Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Glacier des Pélerins is situated nearby to the locality Piton Nord, as well as near Piton Central.Places of Interest
Highlights include Aiguille du Midi and Aiguille de Blaitière.
Aiguille du Midi
Peak
The Aiguille du Midi is a 3,842-metre-tall mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps. It is a popular tourist destination and can be directly accessed by cable car from Chamonix that takes visitors close to Mont Blanc.
Aiguille de Blaitière
Peak
The Aiguille de Blaitière is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif in Haute-Savoie, France. The peak was first reached in 1874 by English mountaineers. The mountain was used in the early 1900s as a base for the ascent of Mount Blanc itself.
Aiguille du Plan
Peak
The Aiguille du Plan is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. Its needle-like summit lies in the centre of the Chamonix Aiguilles when viewed from Chamonix.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Praz and Grand Couloir.
Les Praz
Hamlet
Les-Praz-de-Chamonix is a mountain village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix. Altitude: 1060 m.
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.
Glacier des Pélerins
- Type: Glacier
- Also known as: “Glacier des Pèlerins”
- Category: landform
- Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.8879° or 45° 53′ 17″ north
Longitude
6.8881° or 6° 53′ 17″ east
Open location code
8FQ8VVQQ+56
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to French—“Glacier des Pélerins” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Glacera dels Pélerins”
- French: “glacier des Pélerins”
- French: “Glacier des Pélerins”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Piton Nord and Piton Central.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aiguille du Midi - Versant Nord and Terrasse Chamonix.
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