Chamonix
About Chamonix
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or Chamonix is a resort area near the junction of France, Switzerland, and Italy. At the base of Mont Blanc, the highest summit in the Alps, it's renowned for its skiing. Year-round, cable cars take visitors up to several nearby peaks with panoramic views, including Aiguille du Midi above the town, and Pointe Helbronner, across vast glacier fields on the Italian border. The slopes surrounding Chamonix have many kilometers of ski and snowboard trails, including the legendary 17km off-piste descent of La Vallée Blanche. The funicular Montenvers train connects Chamonix to the 7km-long Mer de Glace glacier and a cave with ice sculptures carved out beneath it. Chamonix’s bars and restaurants host a lively après-ski party scene. In summer, paragliders take flight from Plan de l’Aiguille and mountaineers tackle the 4208m-high Grandes Jorasses. Chamonix is also a base for trekking the alpine trails that connect Chamonix to Switzerland and Italy.
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, rising 4,808 m above sea level. It is the second-highest and second most prominent mountain in continental Europe and the eleventh most prominent mountain summit in the world. It is popular for outdoor activities like hiking, climbing, trail running, and winter sports like skiing, and snowboarding.
Aiguille du Midi
Aiguille du Midi is a 3,842-metre-tall mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps. It is a popular tourist destination and can be directly accessed by cable car from Chamonix that takes visitors close to Mont Blanc. The Aiguille summit contains a panoramic viewing platform, cafe, and a gift shop.
Haute Route
The Haute Route or the High Route or Mountaineers Route is the name given to the route with several variations undertaken on foot or by ski touring between the Mont Blanc Chamonix in France, and the Matterhorn Zermatt in Switzerland. The Haute Route has large portions of glacier travel, for which suitable mountaineering gear and experience is necessary. In the winter, ski touring gear is required, and depending upon the weather and route chosen, may require crampons, ropes, and avalanche protection gear.
Mont Blanc Tramway
Mont Blanc Tramway or Tramway du Mont-Blanc is a mountain railway line in the Haute-Savoie department of France. It is the highest in France and the fourth highest in Europe. The extensive views of Mont Blanc and adjacent mountains of the Mont Blanc massif provided by the tramway make it popular with tourists. The Mont Blanc Tramway is featured in the film Malabar Princess.
Mer de Glace
Mer de Glace is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the French Alps and can be regarded as the longest and largest glacier in France, and the second-longest in the Alps after the Aletsch Glacier.
Le Brévent
Le Brévent is a mountain of Haute-Savoie, France. It lies in the Aiguilles Rouges range of the French Prealps and has an altitude of 2525 meters above sea level. This cliff is a popular spot for wingsuit flying down into the valley.
Mont Blanc du Tacul
Mont Blanc du Tacul is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps situated midway between the Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc. The normal route of Mont Blanc du Tacul is a no difficult route starting from the Refuge des Cosmiques and running on the glacier which occupies the Northern slopes of the mountain with a variety of snow and ice types.
Bossons Glacier
Bossons Glacier is one of the larger glaciers of the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps, found in the Chamonix valley of Haute-Savoie department, south-eastern France. It has the largest altitudinal drop of all the alpine glaciers in Europe, and formerly extended much further down the valley than it does today.
Dent du Géant
Dent du Géant is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy. Dent du Géant rises like a huge canine from the Gengiva meaning Gum a socket of snow and rock culminating with a white snow cap overlooking the Glacier du Geant. The profile of this superb rocky spire is very famous and it is one of the Mont Blanc Group icons.
Aiguille du Plan
Aiguille du Plan at 3,673 m is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. When standing in Chamonix town and looking up towards Mont Blanc, one of the most striking features is the line of jagged needles that make up the skyline to the left of Mont Blanc main summit.
Best Time To Visit Chamonix
The best time to visit Chamonix is from June to September when the temperatures are pleasant and the snow and ice have melted enough for the paths and crags to be accessible for all activities.
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