le Pyramides Calcaires

#4341 among destinations in Italy

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Pyramides Calcaires are twin peaks located in the upper Val Veny just above the Elisabeth refuge and just before the Col de la Seigne. They are located in the municipality of Courmayeur.

Coordinates: 45°45'43"N, 6°49'13"E

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Aosta ValleyItaly

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le Pyramides Calcaires – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gonella Hut, Mont Blanc de Courmayeur, Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey, Durier Hut.

4 miN
Hiking, Alpine hut, Vernacular architecture
Gonella Hut, Mont Blanc
103 min walk • The Gonella Hut is a high altitude mountain hut in the Aosta Valley in the Mont Blanc massif area of the Alps. It lies at an altitude of 3071 metres, above Val Veny near Courmayeur in Italy.
5.2 miNE
Scenic Alps peak with hiking trails
Mont Blanc de Courmayeur, Mont Blanc
132 min walk • Mont Blanc de Courmayeur is a point on the south-east ridge of Mont Blanc that forms the peak of the massive south-east face of the mountain. It is connected to the main summit via the Col Major.
5.2 miNE
Mont Blanc peak with extreme climbing
Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey, Mont Blanc
132 min walk • The Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif in Italy. It is considered the most difficult and serious of the alpine 4000-m mountains to climb.
4.4 miN
Hiking, Alpine hut
Durier Hut, Mont Blanc
113 min walk • The Durier Hut is a mountain hut in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps. It is located in Haute-Savoie department of France on the French/Italian border at an altitude of 3358 m.
0.9 miNE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Rifugio Elisabetta Soldini Montanaro, Courmayeur
24 min walk • Rifugio Elisabetta is a refuge in the Italian Alps at an altitude of 2,195 m, which provides a convenient overnight stage for walkers undertaking the Tour du Mont Blanc.
5.1 miNE
Famous peak first climbed in 1930
Aiguille Noire de Peuterey, Mont Blanc
130 min walk • The Aiguille Noire de Peuterey is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif in Italy, forming part of the Peuterey ridge to the summit of Mont Blanc with its higher neighbour, the Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey.
4.2 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Punta Baretti, Mont Blanc
108 min walk • Punta Baretti is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif in the Val d'Aosta, Italy.
2.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aiguille de Tré la Tête
58 min walk • The Aiguille de Tré-la-Tête is a mountain in the south of the Mont Blanc massif. Its highest point, the central southeast pinnacle, is 3,930 metres above sea level and is located in Italy. Only the northwest pinnacle is situated on the border with France. It forms a chain with the Dômes de Miage.
5.1 miN
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Mont Blanc massif, Mont Blanc
131 min walk • The Mont Blanc massif is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end. It contains eleven major independent summits, each over 4,000 metres in height. It is named after Mont Blanc, the highest point in western Europe and the European Union.
4.4 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Brouillard, Mont Blanc
113 min walk • Mont Brouillard is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the Val d'Aosta, Italy, being a satellite peak on the south ridge of Mont Blanc.
2.8 miNE
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Miage Glacier, Mont Blanc
72 min walk • The Miage Glacier is a debris-covered glacier in the upper Aosta Valley, in northwestern Italy.