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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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Le Prarion

Mountain Ridge

8

Very Good

Crest Summit above Les Houches near the lift station that bares the same name

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

1969m

Refuge Albert 1er

Refuge

8

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High altitude Refuge at 2702 meters right next to the Glacier du Tour

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

2702m

Barberine

Hamlet

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Tiny Hamet with a charming little Museum near the border with Switzerland

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

1163m

Montroc Avalanche Memorial

Memorial

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Memorial for the 12 victims of the 1999 Montroc Avalanche

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

1398m

Restaurant du Lac Vert

Restaurant

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Large restaurant with large outdoor seating area very near to Lac Vert

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

1269m

Oratoire a Montivon

Oratory

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Little Oratory on the trail up to Montivon above Saint-Gervais-les-Bains

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

1153m

Refuge du Montenvers

Refuge

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Iconic Refuge dating back to 1880 built next to the Mer de Glace glacier

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

1913m

Oratoire St Antoine

Oratory

8

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Beautiful Oratory near the Pontet Leisure Park in the Montjoie Valley

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

1187m

Chalet Refuge de Lognan

Refuge

8

Very Good

Beautifully situated refuge and restaurant near the Argentiere Glacier

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

2032m

Genevieve Bouvier Memorial

Memorial

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Memorial for Genevieve Bouvier above Chamonix

Nearest Town

NearestTown

Altitude

1160m

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