Rocher de la Tournette, Mont Blanc

Name: Rocher de la Tournette
Address: Mont Blanc, Italy

#29 among attractions in Mont Blanc

Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Rocher de la Tournette is a prominent rocky point on the icy summit ridge of Mont Blanc between the Petite Bosse and the summit. The highest point lies at 4,677 metres above sea level, and can be most easily reached on an ascent of Mont Blanc via the Goûter Route. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 15344 ftCoordinates: 45°49'58"N, 6°51'36"E

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Rocher de la Tournette – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mont Maudit, Mont Blanc de Courmayeur, Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey, Grand Pilier d'Angle.

1.3 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Maudit, Mont Blanc
33 min walk • Mont Maudit is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy. The French name literally means "Cursed Mountain". Until the end of the 18th century, Mont Blanc and its satellite peaks were collectively known in French as the Montagne Maudite.
0.6 miSE
Scenic Alps peak with hiking trails
Mont Blanc de Courmayeur, Mont Blanc
15 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.
1.2 miSE
Mont Blanc peak with extreme climbing
Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey, Mont Blanc
31 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.
1 miE
Buttress on the side of Mont Blanc
Grand Pilier d'Angle, Mont Blanc
26 min walk • The Grand Pilier d'Angle is a buttress on the southern side of Mont Blanc in the Mont Blanc massif in the Aosta Valley, Italy.
1.2 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Punta Baretti, Mont Blanc
32 min walk • Punta Baretti is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif in the Val d'Aosta, Italy.
0.5 miW
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Mont Blanc massif, Mont Blanc
13 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.
1.1 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Brouillard, Mont Blanc
28 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.
1.1 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic Eccles, Mont Blanc
28 min walk • Pic Eccles is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the Aosta Valley, Italy. It lies at the foot of the Innominata ridge to the summit of Mont Blanc. The mountain is named after the English mountaineer and geologist James Eccles. Although the mountain was probably climbed on 31 August 1874 by J. G. A.
~1320 ftE
Mountain featuring climbing routes
Mont Blanc - Monte Bianco, Mont Blanc
7 min walk • Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, rising 4,807.81 m above sea level. It is the second-most prominent mountain in Europe, after Mount Elbrus, and it is the eleventh most prominent mountain summit in the world.
1.2 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic Luigi Amedeo, Mont Blanc
30 min walk • Pic Luigi Amedeo is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the Val d'Aosta, Italy. It lies on the Brouillard ridge to the summit of Mont Blanc, and is only reachable via an ascent of that ridge.
~1850 ftNW
45°50'10"N • 6°51'16"E
Grande Bosse, Mont Blanc
9 min walk • Natural attraction, Mountain

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Nearby attractions include Mont Blanc - Monte Bianco, Mont Blanc (7 min walk), Grande Bosse, Mont Blanc (9 min walk), Mont Blanc massif, Mont Blanc (13 min walk), Mont Blanc de Courmayeur, Mont Blanc (15 min walk).