# Things to see in Finhaut (France): 129 places and when to go

> Finhaut is a town in France, and this site lists 129 places in and around it, mainly Mountains (102), Nature (100), Hiking (23). The best known are Aiguille du Tour, Mont Ruan and Gouffre Jean-Bernard. The best time to come is July to September; also possible: October to March and June. In June there are 15 h 32 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 27. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/finhaut/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** France · 46.0684, 6.9378
- **Places:** 129 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/montana/) (102) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/naturaleza/) (100) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/senderismo/) (23) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/fauna/) (4) · [Snow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/nieve/) (4) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/historia/) (2)
- **Best time:** July to September.
- **Also possible:** October to March and June.
- **Nearest airport:** LYS Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône, 148 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Aiguille du Tour, at 3,542 m.

## What to see in Finhaut

The places in and around Finhaut, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Aiguille du Tour](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-du-tour/): Nature · Mountains · 9.9 km
- [Mont Ruan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/mont-ruan/): Mountain in Switzerland · 6.8 km
- [Gouffre Jean-Bernard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/gouffre-jean-bernard-entree-v4/): Cave in France · 13 km
- [Mont Buet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/mont-buet/): Mountain in France · 8.2 km
- [Croix de Fer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/croix-de-fer/): Nature · Mountains · 4.6 km
- [Aiguille du Belvédère](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-du-belvedere/): Nature · Mountains · 10 km
- [Le Cheval Blanc](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-cheval-blanc/): Mountain in Switzerland · 5.3 km
- [Les Grandes Otanes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/les-grandes-otanes/): Mountain in Switzerland · 6.4 km
- [Tête de Balme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-de-balme/): Mountain at the France-Switzerland border · 4.7 km
- [Albert Premier Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/albert-premier-hut/): Mountain hut in France · 8.8 km
- [Glacier du Tour](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-du-tour/): Glacier · 10 km
- [Gouffre Mirolda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/gouffre-mirolda/): Cave in France · 13 km
- [Grenier de Commune](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-grenier-de-commune/): Mountain in France · 8.1 km
- [Pic de Tenneverge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-de-tenneverge/): Mountain in France · 5.3 km
- [Pointe des Berons](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-des-berons/): Mountain in Switzerland · 7.8 km
- [Dent de Barme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/dent-de-barme/): Mountain in Switzerland · 10 km
- [Aiguille de Criou](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-de-criou/): Mountain in France · 14 km
- [Aiguille de la Floria](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-de-la-floria/): Mountain in France · 12 km
- [Refuge alpin du Tour](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chalet-alpin-du-tour/): Mountain hut in France · 7.5 km
- [Corne au Taureau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/corne-au-taureau/): Mountain in France · 12 km
- [Pointe Rousse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-rousse/): Mountain in France · 12 km
- [Aiguille Purtscheller](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-purtscheller/): Mountain in Switzerland · 10 km
- [Sixt Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/ancienne-abbaye-de-sixt-fer-a-cheval/): Abbey located in Haute-Savoie, in France · 13 km
- [Bel Oiseau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/bel-oiseau/): Mountain in Switzerland · 1.2 km

And the other 105, by what you come to do:

- **Temples**: [Notre-Dame-des-neiges](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/notre-dame-de-la-neige/)
- **Nature**: [Pointe de la Finive](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-la-finive/), [Réserve naturelle nationale de Sixt-Passy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/reserve-naturelle-de-sixt-passy/), [Aiguilles Rouges National Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/reserve-naturelle-des-aiguilles-rouges/), [Tête de Bostan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-de-bostan/), [Aiguille de Bérard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-de-berard/), [Aiguille de la Tête Plate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-de-la-tete-plate/), [Aiguille de Mesure](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-de-mesure/), [Aiguille de Praz Torent](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-de-praz-torrent/), [Aiguille de Salenton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-de-salenton/), [Aiguille des Chamois](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-des-chamois/), [Aiguille du Génépi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-du-genepi/), [Aiguille du Pouce](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-du-pouce/), [Aiguilles du Van](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-du-van/), [Aiguille Morris](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-morris/), [Aiguille Crochues](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguilles-crochues/), [Aiguillette d'Argentiere](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguillette-d-argentiere/), [aiguillette des Posettes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguillette-des-posettes/), [Bec de Lachat](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/bec-de-lachat/), [Bec du Picheu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/bec-du-picheu/), [Bec Rouge Supérieur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/bec-rouge-superieur/), [Cascade du Rouget](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cascade-du-rouget/), [Corne à Tournier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/corne-a-tournier/), [Cornes du Chamois](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cornes-du-chamois/), [Croix d'Increne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/croix-d-increne/), [Croix de Commune](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/croix-de-commune/), [Dent des Sex Vernays](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/dent-des-sex-vernays/), [Dent du Signal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/dent-du-signal/), [Glacier de Bérard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-de-berard/), [Berons Glacier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-des-berons/), [Grands Glacier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-des-grands/), [Le Grand-Perron](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/grand-perron/), [Grands Fats](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/grands-fats/), [Grenier de Villy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/grenier-de-villy/), [L'Arolette](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/l-arolette/), [La Berthe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-berthe/), [Le Gros Nol](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-gros-nol/), [Le Vanet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-vanet/), [Les Tours](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/les-tours/), [Mont Oreb](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/mont-oreb/), [Mont Sageroux](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/mont-sageroux/), [Petit Ruan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/petit-ruan/), [Pointe à Corbeaux](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-a-corbeaux/), [Pointe Alphonse Favre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-alphonse-favre/), [Pointe Bourdillon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-bourdillon/), [Pointe de Bellegarde](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-bellegarde/), [Pointe de l'Ecorchoir](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-l-ecorchoir/), [Pointe de l'Ifala](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-l-ifala/), [Pointe de la Golette](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-la-golette/), [Pointe de la Léchère](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-la-lechere/), [Pointe de Sans Bet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-sans-bet/), [Les Avoudrues](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-des-avoudrues/), [Pointe des Cavales](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-des-cavales/), [Pointe des Places](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-des-places/), [Pointe des Rosses](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-des-rousses/), [Pointe Droite](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-droite/), [Pointe du Genevrier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-du-genevrier/), [Pointe du Tuet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-du-tuet/), [Réserve naturelle nationale du vallon de Bérard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/reserve-naturelle-du-vallon-de-berard/), [Tête à l'Homme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-a-l-homme/), [Tête Blanche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-blanche/), [Tête de Pérua](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-de-perua/), [Tête de Villy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-de-villy/), [Tête des Ottans](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-des-ottans/), [Tête des Pelottes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-des-pelottes/), [Tête du Largey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-du-largey/), [Tête du Loup](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-du-loup/), [Tour de Prazon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tour-de-prazon/), [Vers l'Homme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/vers-l-homme/), [Aiguille de l'Encrenaz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-de-l-encrenaz/), [Aiguille de la Perséverance](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-de-la-perseverance/), [Aiguille de Loriaz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-de-loriaz/), [Aiguille Martin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-martin/), [Bec Rouge Inférieur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/bec-rouge-inferieur/), [Dent de Verreu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/dent-de-verreu/), [Glacier d'Anneuley](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-d-anneuley/), [Glacier de Tré les Eaux](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-de-tre-les-eaux/), [Pointe Rousse des Chambres](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-rousse-des-chambres/), [Tête du Grenairon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-du-grenairon/), [Valley of Trient Regional Nature Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/valley-of-trient-regional-nature-park/)
- **Mountains**: [Refuge du Folly](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-de-folly/), [Refuge de la Pierre à Bérard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-de-la-pierre-a-berard/), [Refuge du Grenairon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-du-grenairon/), [Refuge du Lac Blanc](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-du-lac-blanc/), [Abri de Villy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/abri-de-villy/), [Cabane du col de Bostan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cabane-du-col-de-bostan/), [La cabane du Vieux Emosson](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-cabane-du-vieux-emosson/), [La Flégère](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-flegere/), [Le Criouly](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-criouly/), [Refuge de Bostan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-de-bostan/), [Refuge de Chardonnière](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-de-chardonniere/), [Refuge de la Vogealle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-de-la-vogealle/), [Refuge de Loriaz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-de-loriaz/)
- **Hiking**: [37-Alpine Passes Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/37-alpine-passes-trail/), [38-Alpine Passes Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/38-alpine-passes-trail/), [40-Alpine Passes Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/40-alpine-passes-trail/), [Tour de la Vallée du Trient](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tour-de-la-vallee-du-trient/), [Tour des Dents Blanches](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tour-des-dents-blanches/), [Tour Du Mont Blanc - Variante de Vallorcine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tour-du-mont-blanc-variante-de-vallorcine/), [Tour Du Mont Blanc - Variante des Grands](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tour-du-mont-blanc-variante-des-grands/), [Tour du Mont Blanc - Variante du Tour](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tour-du-mont-blanc-variante-du-tour/)
- **Snow**: [Balme - Vallorcine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/balme-vallorcine/), [La Poya (Chamonix)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-poya-chamonix/), [Les Chosalets (Chamonix)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/les-chosalets-chamonix/), [Vormaine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/vormaine/)

## When to go to Finhaut

The best time to visit Finhaut is **July to September**; also possible: October to March and June. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 49 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 07 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 37 |
| April | Better not | 13 h 19 |
| May | Better not | 14 h 45 |
| June | Possible | 15 h 32 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 13 |
| August | Best time | 13 h 58 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 18 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 39 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 11 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 27 |

In June there are 15 h 32 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 27. In July, 125 of the 129 places are at their best.

When to go to France in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Finhaut

The nearest main airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS, Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône), 148 km as the crow flies. How to get around France (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=46.0684%2C6.9378)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.0684%2C6.9378)

## Other towns nearby

- [Courmayeur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/courmayeur/): 182 places · 22 km
- [Saint-Gervais-les-Bains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/saint-gervais-les-bains/): 153 places · 26 km
- [Cluses](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cluses/): 97 places · 28 km
- [Miex](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/miex/): 64 places · 33 km
- [Bellevaux](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/bellevaux/): 62 places · 39 km
- [Ugine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/ugine/): 95 places · 49 km

And all of France, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Finhaut?

The best known: [Aiguille du Tour](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-du-tour/), [Mont Ruan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/mont-ruan/), [Gouffre Jean-Bernard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/gouffre-jean-bernard-entree-v4/), [Mont Buet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/mont-buet/), [Croix de Fer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/croix-de-fer/). In all, 129 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Finhaut?

July to September; also possible: October to March and June. In June there are 15 h 32 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 27.

### How do you get to Finhaut?

The nearest main airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 148 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.0684%2C6.9378) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Finhaut as the destination and these 129 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).