Montenvers, Scenic viewpoint in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France

Montenvers is a viewpoint station at 1,913 meters elevation that overlooks the valley and offers open views of the Mer de Glace glacier and surrounding Alpine summits. The location includes walking paths, observation areas, and an educational center where visitors learn about glacial systems and mountain geology.

In 1741 the British travellers William Windham and Richard Pococke climbed to Montenvers to see the Mer de Glace, an event considered the start of Alpine tourism. A mule path was built in 1820, and the rack railway from Chamonix opened on 29 May 1909. The Grand Hotel de Montenvers, built in 1880, was renovated and reopened in 2017.

The name Montenvers comes from the site's use as a viewpoint over the Mer de Glace, which British travellers William Windham and Richard Pococke reached in 1741 and described as "les glacières". The Temple de la Nature, built in 1795 by Marc-Théodore Bourrit with funding from Félix Desportes, still stands. The artificial ice grotto, created in 1946, holds ice sculptures depicting past alpine life.

The Montenvers railway leaves from Chamonix and ends at the station on the site. From the station, a short cable car descends the moraine flank toward the Mer de Glace; the glacier tongue itself is reached on a secured path with 400 steps, so allow time and wear suitable shoes. The ice cave was created in 1946.

The ice cave at the glacier tongue was created in 1946 and holds sculptures depicting alpine life of the past. Since the Mer de Glace has shrunk, the cable car's valley station now stands well above the ice, and a secured path with 400 steps leads down to the cave.