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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 Tour

Hamlet

7

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Hamlet at the far north-eastern end of the Chamonix Valley

Nearest Town

Le Tour

Altitude

1468m

Le Prarion

Mountain Ridge

7

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

Nearest Town

Les Houches

Altitude

1969m

Col de la Gliere

Mountain Pass

7

Good

Mountain pass above the Grand Balcon Sud near the Lacs Noirs and Lac Cornu

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Altitude

2461m

La Stele de la Torchette

War Monument

7

Good

Small World War II memorial near Montfort above St. Gervais

Nearest Town

Saint Gervais

Altitude

1263m

La Chalette Bellevue

Snack Bar

7

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Small snack bar located right next to the Bellevue cable car above Les Houches

Nearest Town

Les Houches

Altitude

1800m

Eglise Notre-Dame

Church

7

Good

Main Church of Vallorcine dating back to the 13th Century

Nearest Town

Vallorcine

Altitude

1262m

Refuge de Plate

Refuge

7

Good

Refuge located on a plateau at the Desert de Plate

Nearest Town

Servoz

Altitude

2032m

Refuge de Plan de Glacier

Refuge

7

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Spectacularly located little refuge perched against a rock side near the Glacier de Miage

Nearest Town

Les Contamines

Altitude

2680m

Lac Noir

Lake

7

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Small lake above Les Houches between Le Coupeau and Parc Merlet

Nearest Town

Les Houches

Altitude

1546m

Eglise de Saint-Pierre

Church

7

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Beautiful baroque style Church in Argentiere dating back to 1724

Nearest Town

Argentiere

Altitude

1260m

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