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Chamonix Sights & Points of Interest

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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.

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Grande Cascade de Barberine

Waterfall

7

Good

Waterfall with a nice viewing deck above the hamlet of Barberine

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

1324m

Col de Voza

Mountain Pass

7

Good

Popular mountain pass connecting the Chamonix and Bionnassay Valleys

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

1650m

Glacier de Miage

Glacier

7

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This glacier forms the Miage valley below the Dome du Miage west from Mont Blanc

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

2700m

Small Cross at Tre le Champ

Cross

7

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Small Cross on a side road of the trail in Tre-le-Champ

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

1399m

Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Church

7

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The main church of Les Houches in the heart of the town

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

1013m

Oratoire les Montets

Oratory

7

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Oratory located at the bridge towards les Montets near Vallorcine

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

1300m

Refuge de la Flegere

Refuge

7

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Refuge located right next to the Flegere Gondola near the Aiguilles Rouge nature reserve

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

1872m

Jean-Marie Blanc Monument

Memorial

7

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Memorial for Jean-Marie Blanc who died in a helicopter crash in 1977

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

1712m

Cross at Le Planet

Cross

7

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Metal cross on a stone column in the hamlet of Le Planet above Argentiere

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

1382m

Lac Cornu

Lake

7

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Pictoresque lake located north from the Col du Cornu

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

2276m

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