Glacier de Leschaux
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Glacier de Leschaux is a major valley glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its dramatic ice flows and access to classic alpine climbing routes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glacier de Leschaux canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| accessPoint |
Montenvers Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Montenvers railway
Refuge de Leschaux ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| climbingAccessTo |
Aiguille de Leschaux
ⓘ
Aiguille de Talèfre ⓘ Aiguille de l'Éboulement ⓘ Grandes Jorasses north face ⓘ Grandes Jorasses ⓘ
surface form:
Petites Jorasses
|
| connectedTo | Mer de Glace ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| department | Haute-Savoie ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Arve river basin
ⓘ
Arveyron river basin ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| flowsTowards | Mer de Glace ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
heavily crevassed lower glacier
ⓘ
icefall sections ⓘ surrounding granite walls ⓘ |
| hasMountainHut | Refuge de Leschaux ⓘ |
| hasStatus | retreating glacier ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
crevasses ⓘ serac fall ⓘ |
| knownFor |
access to classic north faces
ⓘ
alpine climbing routes ⓘ dramatic ice flows ⓘ |
| language | fr ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Alps
ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Mont Blanc massif protected area ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Alps ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Chamonix
ⓘ
surface form:
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
|
| partOf |
Mont-Blanc glacial system
ⓘ
surface form:
Mont Blanc glacial system
|
| region |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
| subjectOf |
alpine climbing guidebooks
ⓘ
glaciological studies ⓘ |
| terrainType | high alpine ⓘ |
| typicalActivitySeason |
early autumn
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| usedFor |
glacier travel training
ⓘ
ice climbing ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.