Cornes du Chamois, Alpine summit in Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, France.
The Cornes du Chamois features two distinct rocky peaks reaching 2562 meters in elevation, rising above the Giffre Valley between the Fer-à-Cheval and Bout du Monde cirques.
The conquest of Cornes du Chamois occurred in two phases, with the northeastern horn climbed in July 1905 by Émile-Robert Blanchet, followed by the southwestern horn in October 1925.
The Cornes du Chamois stands as a central element of Haute-Savoie's mountain heritage, reflecting the mountaineering traditions in the Giffre massif.
Accessing the Cornes du Chamois requires proper technical preparation and complete climbing equipment, with optimal conditions occurring during the summer period.
The summit forms a subsidiary peak of the Tenneverge and creates a distinctive pyramidal structure in the geological landscape of the French Alps.
Location: Haute-Savoie
Location: Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
Elevation above the sea: 2,562 m
GPS coordinates: 46.08861,6.86773
Latest update: June 23, 2025 10:09
Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval
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Lake of Émosson
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Cirque du Bout du Monde
2.4 km
Réserve naturelle nationale de Sixt-Passy
5.6 km
Dents Blanches
5.7 km
Mont Ruan
4.7 km
Abbaye de Sixt
7.9 km
Lac du Vieux Émosson
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Fontanabran
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Luisin
8.7 km
Aiguille de Criou
8.1 km
Cascade de la Lyre
1.7 km
Pic de Tenneverge
1.1 km
Tour Sallière
6.1 km
Col de Bretolet
8.2 km
Le Vieux Émosson
3.5 km
Cirque des Fonts
7.9 km
Grenier de Commune
5.1 km
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Vallorcine
7.8 km
Eau de Bérard
8.5 km
Pointe de la Finive
2.5 km
Fontaine aux bourneaux
8.8 km
Oratoire de Maison-Neuve
8.7 km
Chalet du Boret
2.3 km
Viaduc de la Scierie
8.4 km
Grotte du Cirque du Bout-du-monde
2.4 km
Assumption of Mary church
8.3 km
Châtelard aqueduct
7.9 kmReviews
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