Tête Rousse Glacier

The Tête Rousse Glacier is a small but significant glacier located in the Mont Blanc massif within the whose collapse in 1892 killed 200 people in the town of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Glacier
  • Description: glacier in France
  • Also known as: “Glacera de Tête Rousse”, “Glacier de Tête Rousse”, “Tete Rousse”, and “Tête Rousse”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dôme du Goûter and Aiguille de Bionnassay.

Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a 4,304 m mountain peak in the Mont Blanc massif. It is a shoulder of , whose summit lies two kilometres to the south-east.

Peak
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
The is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the in and . It has been described as "one of the most attractive satellite peaks of ", and is located on its western side.

Peak
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Bionnassay.

Locality
Photo: Abjad, CC BY 3.0.
The is a couloir on the . At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on .

Hamlet
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Nicolas Vigier, CC BY 2.0.
is a hamlet.

Tête Rousse Glacier

Latitude
45.8561° or 45° 51′ 22″ north
Longitude
6.8199° or 6° 49′ 12″ east
Open location code
8FQ8VR49+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 72128516
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­glacier
Wiki­data ID
Q3108353
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Satellite Map

Discover Tête Rousse Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to French—“Tête Rousse Glacier” goes by many names.

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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