Aiguilles Rouges reserve (Col des Montets)
Guide
Photo: Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeParkAllow 1–2 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A high pass at the head of the valley with a small information chalet and a short nature trail among larches, rocks and tiny lakes, looking up at the red-brown peaks of the Aiguilles Rouges and across to the glaciers.
A brief history
The reserve was created in the 1970s to protect the wild side of the valley facing Mont Blanc, home to ibex, marmots and rare alpine plants.
Tips
- Best time
- A summer morning; reach it by valley train or bus
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 1–2 h
- Free days
- Always free
- Hours
- The reserve is always open; its information chalet at the pass usually opens in summer only (check)
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Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Written in Flewaway's words by AI from this open data, not yet checked by a person. Prices, hours and rules change, so check before you go.
