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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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Eglise Saint Michel

Church

10

The Best

The iconic main church of Chamonix in the center of town

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Altitude

1048m

Mont Buet Summit

Summit

10

The Best

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

Nearest Town

Vallorcine

Altitude

3096m

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Town

10

The Best

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

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Altitude

1035m

Notre Dame de la Gorge

Chapel

10

The Best

Beautiful Chapel at the southern end of the Montjoie Valley

Nearest Town

Les Contamines

Altitude

1217m

Grotte de Glace

Ice Cave

10

The Best

Spectacular ice cave cut out in the Mer de Glace glacier

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Altitude

1780m

Cascade aux Nymphes

Waterfall

10

The Best

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

Nearest Town

Vallorcine

Altitude

1063m

Les Saix Blancs

Cross

10

The Best

Wooden cross mounted at an amazing view point over Vallorcine

Nearest Town

Vallorcine

Altitude

1660m

Croix de Fer

Cross

10

The Best

Large metal cross mounted on a rocky view point near the Tete de Balme

Nearest Town

Le Tour

Altitude

2343m

Aiguilette des Houches

Mountain Ridge

10

The Best

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

Nearest Town

Les Houches

Altitude

2285m

Chapelle Notre Dame du Lac

Chapel

10

The Best

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

Nearest Town

Servoz

Altitude

810m

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