Le Tourchet (Chamonix)

Le Tourchet (Chamonix) is in Les Houches, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Le Tourchet (Chamonix) is situated nearby to the pitch City Stade, as well as near the ice rink Patinoire.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Les Houches station and Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches.

Les Houches station

Railway station

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Les Houches station is a railway station in the commune of Les Houches, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF. Les Houches station is situated 480 metres northwest of Le Tourchet (Chamonix).

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches

Church

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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches is a church, which is situated 300 metres west of Le Tourchet (Chamonix).

Barrage des Houches

Dam

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Barrage des Houches is a dam, which is situated 410 metres northwest of Le Tourchet (Chamonix).

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 4½ km southeast of Le Tourchet (Chamonix).