Col du Cristaux (photo: Ross Hewitt)

Col du Cristaux (photo: Ross Hewitt)

Col du Cristaux (photo: Cedric Bernardini)

Col du Cristaux (photo: Cedric Bernardini)

Col du Cristaux

LOCATION:  Mont Blanc Massif, Argentiere Valley, Chamonix, France

ACCESS:  Easy/Difficult

GRADE/EXPOSURE: High

GLACIATED TERRAIN:  Yes

ELEVATION:  3472m

ASPECT: North/Northeast

CLOSEST MAJOR AIRPORT:  Geneva International Airport, Geneva, Switzerland (105 km)

SECONDARY AIRPORTS: Milan Malpensa Airport, Milan, Italy (225 km)

CLOSEST ACCOMODATIONS: Chamonix, France (5 km); Courmayeur, Italy (5 km)