Gare des Glaciers

Gare des Glaciers is a hostel in Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Gare des Glaciers is situated nearby to the community center Annexe Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture de Chamonix, as well as near the pitch Gymnase des Pèlerins.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Les Pélerins station and High Mountain Military School.

Les Pélerins station

Railway station

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Les Pélerins station is a railway station in the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF. Les Pélerins station is situated 560 metres west of Gare des Glaciers.

High Mountain Military School

Military installation

The École militaire de haute montagne is a training establishment of the French Army, that trains French and allied service personnel in mountain warfare, skiing, mountain leadership, and arctic warfare. High Mountain Military School is situated 690 metres north of Gare des Glaciers.

Les Bossons station

Railway station

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Les Bossons station is a railway station in the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF. Les Bossons station is situated 1¼ km southwest of Gare des Glaciers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Praz and Grand Couloir.

Les Praz

Hamlet

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Les-Praz-de-Chamonix is a mountain village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix. Altitude: 1060 m. Les Praz is situated 4 km northeast of Gare des Glaciers.

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 7 km south of Gare des Glaciers.