Tête Sud des Fours, Mountain summit in Bourg Saint Maurice, France
Tête Sud des Fours is a mountain summit in the Mont Blanc massif at 2,716 meters, positioned near the Col des Fours pass. The peak overlooks surrounding glacier valleys and neighboring summits within the massif.
The sources record no historical events for Tête Sud des Fours; its documented facts are topographic. It rises to 2,716 m in the Mont-Blanc massif in Savoie, overlooking the Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme, south of the Col des Fours (2,665 m) that separates it from the Tête Nord des Fours (2,756 m), and north-west of the Pointe de Mya (2,513 m). A second source gives 2,699 m.
The name Fours, shared with the neighbouring Col des Fours and Tête Nord des Fours, is the local toponym of this section of the Savoie Alps above the Croix du Bonhomme refuge. Walkers on the Tour du Mont-Blanc pass below the summit between the col and the Bonhomme valley.
The main starting point is from the Ville des Glaciers parking area, where hikers begin their route. A shuttle service from Les Chapieux provides an alternative option during the summer months.
The summit rises to 2,716 m, while the Col des Fours just to the north lies at 2,665 m and separates it from the Tête Nord des Fours at 2,756 m. The Pointe de Mya (2,513 m) stands to the south-east, and the Croix du Bonhomme refuge lies below the mountain.
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