Nearest Town
Le Tour
Altitude
2321m
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The Tête de Balme is the summit of the Balme mountain at the far north-eastern end of the Chamonix Valley, above the hamlet of Le Tour. The summit sits at an altitude of 2321 meters. The summit features a stone border marker which marks the border between France and Switzerland. The summit is a round top covered in grass and offers great views all around including views into the Chamonix Valley, Lac Emosson and Loriaz, Mont Buet and towards the Croix de Fer on the swiss side. The nearby Refuge de Col de Balme is a popular stop for people doing the Tour du Mont Blanc.
In winter the Belle Place chair lift stops just below the Tête de Balme. In summer the easiest access is by taking the Charamillon gondola from Le Tour and then taking the Autannes chair lift. From there its an easy traverse to the Refuge de Col de Balme and short climb to the Tete de Balme.
Tete de Balme 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 Tete de Balme
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 Tete de Balme
Points of Interests near Tete de Balme
Where is Tete de Balme?
Longitude:
6.9665
Latitude:
46.0312
Below you will find the location of Tete de Balme 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 Tete de Balme and everything else that is listed on our website.
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Tete de Balme 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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