Glacier de Blaitière

Glacier de Blaitière is a glacier in Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Glacier de Blaitière is situated near the locality Alpage de Blaitière du Dessus, as well as near Piton Nord.

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Places of Interest

Highlights: Aiguille du Midi and Mer de Glace.

Aiguille du Midi

Peak

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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.

Mer de Glace

Glacier

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The Mer de Glace is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the French Alps. It is 7.5 km long and 200 metres deep, but when all its tributary glaciers are taken into account, it can be regarded as the longest and largest glacier in France, and the second longest in the Alps after the Aletsch Glacier.

Aiguille du Grépon

Peak

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The Aiguille du Grépon, informally known as The Grepon, is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif in Haute-Savoie, France. The Grepon has a Southern and Northern peak, which are the highest points of a sharp granite ridge to the east of the Glacier des Nantillons above Chamonix and northeast of the Aiguille du Midi.