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List of of all Summits and Mountain Passes around Chamonix

Le Prarion

7

Our Rating

Good

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Nearest Town

Les Houches

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Altitude

1969m

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Capacity

Mountain Ridge

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Accommodation

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Phone

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Website

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Le Prarion is a crest summit on the big crest that runs all the way from the Aiguille du Goûter down to valley floor near Servoz and Passy. The Prarion Gondola is a lift station departing from Lac Chavants in Les Houches that bares the same name. There is one main trail that runs past Le Prarion summit and this trail follows the crest from the Prarion lift station to the Col de la Forclaz. There is an orientation table split into two circles that cover the main view points. The eastward vista towards the Chamonix valley and the westward vista towards the valley of Montjoie.


We got a nice trail that visits Charousse, Prarion and the Col de Voza and combines most of the views and points of interest on the eastern slopes of the Prarion. 

Le Prarion Photos

Below are all the photos we have in our Chamonix Photos collection for this point of interest. All our photos are tagged with the GPS coordinates and linked to the trails that you can take to find the location where the photo was taken. So if  you want to see the full details for a specific photo then just click on it.

Hiking & Running Trails to Le Prarion

All the trails and points of interest around Chamonix on our website are linked to each other so you can easily pick trails that cover the things you would like to see or visit sights that are nearby and can easily be combined with your target destination. These are the hiking and trail running trails and points of interest linked to Le Prarion

Charousse to Prarion  and Col de Voza

Length

13.88km

Elevation +

+1065m / -1065m

Difficulty

Moderate

8

Very Good

Dogs

Dogs Allowed

Children

12+ Years old

When to Go

Mid Jun - Mid Oct

This trail combines some of the main highlights above Les Houches including Charousse, the Prarion ridge, Col de Voza and the restaurants along the north facing slopes

Points of Interests near Le Prarion

Col de la Forclaz

Mountain Pass

5

Average

Mountain Pass below the Prarion ridge north from Les Houches

Nearest Town

Les Houches

Altitude

1533m

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Col de Voza

Mountain Pass

7

Good

Popular mountain pass connecting the Chamonix and tBionnassay Valleys

Nearest Town

Les Houches

Altitude

1650m

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Mont Lachat

Summit

8

Very Good

Small summit at the western end of the Chamonix Valley near the Bellevue lift

Nearest Town

Les Houches

Altitude

2115m

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Vaudagne

Hamlet

9

Exceptional

Vaudagne is a hamlet on the western side of the valley which is part of the town of Les Houches

Nearest Town

Les Houches

Altitude

1021m

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Where is Le Prarion?

Longitude:

6.75048

Latitude:

45.89413

​Below you will find the location of Le Prarion on the map. You can also click the button to show the nearby trails and points of interests that are listed above on the same map. Another option is to visit our interactive map that shows Le Prarion and everything else that is listed on our website.

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Looking for more Summits and Mountain Passes?

Le Prarion is only one of many summits and mountain passes around Chamonix. We got many more we would love to show you and many more you should visit! To view all the other summits and mountain passes we cover on our website, you can visit our Summits and Mountain Passes around Chamonix page or view all the summits and mountain passes around Chamonix on our interactive map

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