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Points of Interest in and around Chamonix

Chamonix and the neighboring valleys have a lot to offer and there are many sights, attractions and points of interest worth visiting. Our site focuses on trail running and hiking in Chamonix, so naturally our selection of points of interests focus on the ones that are reachable using the trails featured on our website. For each of these points of interests we will provide photos, descriptions, key data and a map showing its exact location including GPS coordinates. For each point of interest, we will also list the trails on our website that you can take to visit them. You can use the search box below to search our database and find points of interest in and around the Chamonix valley based on their name, type and nearest town. Our Interactive Map is a great tool for finding points of interest based on their location.

Interactive Map

Title Keyword

Type

Nearest Town

# Items found

182 items found

Eglise Saint Michel

The iconic main church of Chamonix in the center of town

Nearest Town

Chamonix

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Altitude

1048m / 3438ft

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

The best town in the world. Basecamp for all kinds of mountain and outdoor adventures

Nearest Town

Chamonix

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Altitude

1035m / 3396ft

Grotte de Glace

Spectacular ice cave cut out in the Mer de Glace glacier

Nearest Town

Chamonix

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Altitude

1780m / 5840ft

Les Saix Blancs

Wooden cross mounted at an amazing view point over Vallorcine

Nearest Town

Vallorcine

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Altitude

1660m / 5446ft

Chapelle Notre Dame du Lac

Small Chapel on top of a rock formation near the Servoz train station

Nearest Town

Servoz

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Altitude

810m / 2657ft

Mont Buet Summit

The highest summit outside of the Mont Blanc Massif at 3096m with great views all around

Nearest Town

Vallorcine

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Altitude

3096m / 10157ft

Notre Dame de la Gorge

Beautiful Chapel at the southern end of the Montjoie Valley

Nearest Town

Les Contamines

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Altitude

1217m / 3993ft

Cascade aux Nymphes

Fantasy movie style multi-level Waterfall with a cave you can visit at the bottom

Nearest Town

Vallorcine

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Altitude

1063m / 3488ft

Aiguilette des Houches

Crest Summit on the edge of the Carlaveryon nature reserve above Les Houches

Nearest Town

Les Houches

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Altitude

2285m / 7497ft

Pierre a Ruskin

Bronze Medallion etched in a big rock in honor of John Ruskin

Nearest Town

Chamonix

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Altitude

1167m / 3829ft

If you know of a point of interest in or around the Chamonix Valley that you feel we should add to our website then we invite you to send us a message

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