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Haute-Savoie (French Alps)Grands Montets

The Grands Montets is a cable car line that runs from the town of Argentière (near Chamonix) to the Aiguille des Grands Montets. The Grands Montets has two parts. The first goes from Argentière to Plateau de Lognan and the second from Plateau de Lognan to Aiguille des Grands Montets. Each section takes about 10 minutes.

The Plateau de Lognan is at an altitude of 1972 meters (6,470 ft) and the Aiguille des Grands Montets reaches 3275meters (10,745 ft).

During the winter the Grands Montets is used by skiers, who ski the Grands Montets ski area and in the summer by hikers and tourist.

The top the Grands Montets offers a view of the Mont Blanc, Aiguille Verte, Glacier d'Argentiere and other local mountians.

Tips:

  • As a rule of thumb clouds tend to show up late in the day. So plan initially on an early start when visiting the Grands Montets. This can changes with the weather of course!
  • The Aiguille des Grands Montets doesn't offer much hiking unless you're a skilled Alpinists and then you really need to have the right equipment! So if you're looking for nice hikes you really only need to go up to Plateau de Lognan.
  • The view of the Mont Blanc isn't considered the best from the Aiguille des Grands Montets - many prefer the Aiguille du Midi.

Cable car station in Argentière.

Cable car station at Aiguille des Grands Montets.

Going from the cable car station in Argentière to Plateau de Lognan.

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