Tête Rousse Glacier
The Tête Rousse Glacier is a small but significant glacier located in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps whose collapse in 1892 killed 200 people in the town of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.
- Glacier
- …is also known as “Glacier de Tête Rousse”
- Description: glacier in France
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dôme du Goûter and Aiguille de Bionnassay.
Dôme du Goûter
The Dôme du Goûter is a 4,304 m mountain peak in the Mont Blanc massif.
Aiguille de Bionnassay
The Aiguille de Bionnassay is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps in France and Italy.
Aiguille du Goûter
Aiguille du Goûter is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of Haute-Savoie, France.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Bionnassay.
Tête Rousse Glacier
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Latitude
45.8561° or 45° 51′ 22″ north
Longitude
6.8199° or 6° 49′ 12″ east
Open location code
8FQ8VR49+CX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to French—“Tête Rousse Glacier” goes by many names.
Glacera de Tête RousseCatalan
Glacera Tête RousseCatalan
Tête RousseCatalan
德特·勞斯冰河Chinese
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chavanne Vieille and Montagne des Faux.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tête Rousse Hut and Griaz Glacier.
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