Pointe de Chombas, Mountain summit at Le Grand-Bornand and Sallanches, France
Pointe de Chombas is a 2468-meter summit located at the boundary between Le Grand-Bornand and Sallanches. The peak features limestone formations and sharp rock slabs that dominate the northern slopes.
Pointe de Chombas rises to 2,468 metres in the Aravis range of Haute-Savoie, above the Arve valley and the town of Sallanches to the east. It stands southwest of the Pointe des Verts and northeast of Mont Charvet, beyond the Chombas combe, with the Pointe Percée and the Col des Annes to the northwest. The summit marks the boundary between Le Grand-Bornand and Sallanches.
Local shepherds maintain traditional alpine farming practices around the mountain base, contributing to the preservation of mountain pastures and dairy production.
The climb takes roughly seven hours of hiking with an elevation gain of about 1350 meters, starting from the Troncs parking area. The route is marked with blue waypoints and cairns to help with navigation.
Pointe de Chombas lies 1.3 km southwest of Pointe Percée, the highest point of the Aravis range at 2,750 m, and 6.8 km east of Sallanches. Its own summit reaches 2,468 m, about 114 m above the surrounding terrain, with a base width of roughly 0.34 km.
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