Balme - Vallorcine
Balme - Vallorcine is in Vallorcine, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Balme - Vallorcine is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Col des Posettes, as well as near the peak Aiguillette des Posettes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tête de Balme and Col de Balme.
Tête de Balme
Peak
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
The Tête de Balme is a mountain of the Mont Blanc Massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France. It lies on the range north of the Col de Balme, culminating at the Croix de Fer.
Col de Balme
Mountain saddle
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Col de Balme is a high mountain pass of the Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and France. It connects Trient in the Swiss canton of Valais to Argentière in the French department of Haute-Savoie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Tour and Montroc.
Montroc
Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montroc is a hamlet in eastern France, located in the territory of the commune of Chamonix. Several houses at Poses 150 m north-east of Montroc were destroyed on 9 February 1999 by a slab avalanche from Bec du Lachat and Mont Peclerey on the Mont Blanc massif, killing 12 people. Montroc is situated 3 km southwest of Balme - Vallorcine.
Le Châtelard
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Châtelard is a locality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland near the border with France. It is part of the municipality of Finhaut. Le Châtelard is situated 4 km north of Balme - Vallorcine.
Balme - Vallorcine
- Type: Winter sport
- Category: sports location
- Location: Vallorcine, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.02378° or 46° 1′ 26″ northLongitude
6.95253° or 6° 57′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8FR82XF3+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 642249053OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=winter_sports
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Highlights include Col des Posettes and Borne frontière n°4.
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