Aiguilles Rouges nature reserve
in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Good for the planet
Chalet at Col des Montets (closed this summer 2025). Slide shows, video discs, interactive laboratory, documentation, refreshment bar, discovery trail, activity leaders... Activities for schools.
Presentation
Accentuated reliefs and spectacular layering of flora characterize this reserve. From moraines to glaciers, a multitude of plants have adapted to the extreme living conditions. A unique balcony to observe the Mt-Blanc and its glaciers.
Created in 1974, the Aiguilles Rouges nature reserve has a surface area of 3,300 ha and reaches a height of between 1,200 m and 2,965 m.
Location
74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Aiguilles Rouges nature reserve
74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Access: A40 freeway towards Chamonix. From Chamonix, head for Argentière, then the Col des Montets, where the chalet is located (1,461 m). Access by foot via the Tour du Mont-Blanc trail or the Flégère or Brévent lifts, and by numerous footpaths from the valley between Chamonix and Col des Montets.
