Tête Nord des Fours, Alpine summit in Bourg Saint Maurice and Les Contamines-Montjoie, France.
Tête Nord des Fours is an alpine peak at 2,756 meters (9,042 feet) located between Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Les Contamines-Montjoie. The summit provides expansive views across Mont Blanc, the Italian Alps, the Aravis range, and distant mountain chains toward Grenoble.
Tête Nord des Fours rises to 2,756 metres in the Mont-Blanc massif, on the Savoie and Haute-Savoie border. It stands just north of the col des Fours (2,665 m), the pass separating it from the tête Sud des Fours (2,716 m). The summit is the higher of these two heads framing the col.
The name Fours comes from the Latin fornus, meaning furnace, and refers to the iron ore smelted in the area. The nearby Refuge de Nant Borrant, at 1,459 metres, is a stone building on the Tour du Mont Blanc where walkers stop for meals and shelter.
The hike starts from the Notre-Dame de la Gorge parking area and takes approximately four hours to reach the summit via marked trails. The path is well-marked throughout, though hikers should prepare for uneven terrain and changing mountain weather conditions.
The summit sits on the watershed between Savoie and Haute-Savoie, with the col des Fours at 2,665 m separating it from the slightly lower Tête Sud des Fours at 2,716 m. The northern peak is the higher of the two by about 40 m.
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