Tête Rousse Glacier, Mont Blanc

Name: Tête Rousse Glacier
Address: Mont Blanc, France

#23 among attractions in Mont Blanc

Natural attraction, Natural feature

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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. ()

Local name: Glacier de Tête Rousse Coordinates: 45°51'22"N, 6°49'12"E

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Tête Rousse Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dôme du Goûter, Aiguille du Goûter, Pointe Bayeux, Goûter Hut.

1.5 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Dôme du Goûter, Mont Blanc
38 min walk • The Dôme du Goûter is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif. It is a shoulder of Mont Blanc, whose summit lies two kilometres to the south-east. The Dôme is traversed on ascents of Mont Blanc via the Bosses route.
0.6 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Aiguille du Goûter, Mont Blanc
17 min walk • Aiguille du Goûter is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of Haute-Savoie, France.
1.3 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe Bayeux, Mont Blanc
34 min walk • Pointe Bayeux is a mountain of Haute-Savoie, France. It lies in the Mont Blanc Massif range. It has an altitude of 4258 metres above sea level.
0.6 miSE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Goûter Hut, Mont Blanc
16 min walk • The Goûter Hut, is a mountain refuge in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located at a height of 3,835 metres on the Arete du Goûter in the municipality of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. It overlooks the Glacier de Bionnassay, and is the highest wardened mountain hut in France.