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Dôme du Goûter depuis l'Arveyon

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Dôme du Goûter

4,304m

Mont Blanc massif

Summit weather

Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation
4,304m
Prominence
68m
Isolation
2.0km
Relief
3,024mabove the lowest point within 5 km
Steepest slope
54°within 1 km of the summit
Snow at the summit
All yearSee month by month ↓
Summit
45.8428°N, 6.8433°E

Mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps

Dôme du Goûter is a summit in the Mont Blanc massif (Italy). Its summit stands 4,304 m above sea level. Its prominence — how far it rises above the highest saddle linking it to a taller summit — is 68 m, and the nearest higher ground is 2.0 km away.

From the lowest point within 5 km (1,280 m), it rises 3,024 m. The steepest side is the west face: 38° on average over the first kilometre. In places the ground near the top reaches 54° — terrain for climbers, not walkers.

The nearest town is Les Houches, 6 km away at 1,038 m: 3,266 m below the summit.

Read more on Wikipedia

Scores

Dôme du Goûter for skiers and climbers

Two scores out of 10, built only from open data — every part is shown. They describe what the mountain offers, not how safe it is.

Hiking & mountaineering

9.0/10

Difficulty to the top

Alpine climb

Most path sections around the top are T5 on the SAC hiking scale. Glaciers around the top.

Indicative only — never a safety assessment. Conditions change: ask local guides and check the forecast.

  • 2.5/2.585 waymarked routes and 161 path sections nearby
  • 1.5/1.528 huts and shelters
  • 2.0/23,266 m of ascent from the valley
  • 0.8/1.568 m of prominence
  • 1.2/1.55 months with summit afternoons above −5 °C
  • 1.0/1via ferratas, climbing and glaciers

Ski score

10.0/10

  • 4.0/4304 km of downhill runs
  • 1.5/1.594 ski lifts
  • 1.5/1.52,376 m between the lowest and highest lift station
  • 3.0/39 months of snow at about 2,589 m

Runs by difficulty

  • Beginner 13 km
  • Easy 94 km
  • Intermediate 98 km
  • Difficult 34 km
  • Freeride 65 km

Snow season on the slopes (estimate)

Around 2,589 m, in the middle of the ski area: snow from October to June.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec
  • Snow on the ground all month
  • Snow some of the time
  • No snow
  • This month

94 lifts · lift stations from 1,401 to 3,777 m · 32 km cross-country

How these scores are made

Ski (where OpenStreetMap has skiing within 12 km): up to 4 points for the length of downhill runs (300 km or more = 4), 1.5 for the number of lifts (40+), 1.5 for the vertical between lift stations (1,500 m) and 3 for the snow season — a month counts when the estimated mean temperature at the height of the ski area is −1 °C or lower and snow falls or lies there (NASA POWER, 2001–2020). Hiking & mountaineering: up to 2.5 for waymarked routes and paths, 1.5 for huts, 2 for the ascent from the valley (2,000 m), 1.5 for prominence (3,000 m), 1.5 for the season (months with summit afternoons above −5 °C) and 1 for via ferratas, climbing and glaciers. OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: where few things are mapped, a score can be lower than reality.

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Snow

When there is snow on Dôme du Goûter

At the summit, snow all year round. Month by month below, at different heights on the way up.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Summit4,304 msnow all year round
Snow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all month
Halfway up2,671 msnow from October to June
Snow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthNo snowNo snowNo snowSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all month
Les Houches1,038 msnow from December to April
Snow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowSnow on the ground all month
  • Snow on the ground all month
  • Snow some of the time
  • No snow
  • This month

Estimate for a normal year: average temperature and precipitation from NASA POWER, carried to each height, in a simple model of snow building up and melting. In a given year snow can come earlier or stay longer. It does not replace the local snow and avalanche bulletin.

Summit weather

Dôme du Goûter, month by month

Not a forecast: long-term averages (1991–2020), carried up to the summit. The orange line is where an average afternoon reaches 0 °C; above the dashed blue line it freezes even at dawn.

On an average July afternoon the summit reaches about 1 °C; on January nights it falls to about -28 °C. In 10 months of the year it stays below freezing at the top even in the afternoon. In July the 0 °C line climbs to about 4,480 m, above the summit: the top thaws on an average afternoon. Across the region, April is the driest month (74 mm) and May the wettest (117 mm).

0 m1,000 m2,000 m3,000 m4,000 mSUMMIT · 4,304 mLES HOUCHES · 1,038 mJanuary: 1,330 mFebruary: 1,410 mMarch: 1,900 mApril: 2,820 mMay: 3,540 mJune: 4,210 mJuly: 4,480 mAugust: 4,450 mSeptember: 3,900 mOctober: 3,270 mNovember: 2,220 mDecember: 1,560 mJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0 °C on an average afternoon 0 °C at dawn the summit
MonthSummit high °CSummit low °CLes Houches high °C0 °C line (m)Rain & snow (mm)Wet daysSun h/day
January-19-2821,330107123.3
February-19-2821,41077114.5
March-16-2461,90094135.5
April-10-19122,82074136.3
May-5-15163,540117186.6
June-1-10214,210105168.5
July1-9224,480103158.8
August1-9224,450105147.9
September-3-13193,90076136.9
October-7-17143,27086135.0
November-14-2182,22094143.1
December-18-2631,560110142.6

Estimate: the NASA POWER climate of a ~55 km cell (average height 1,714 m), adjusted to the summit by −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Rain, wet days and sunshine are those of the region. Mountain weather changes fast — always check a local forecast. ★ = mildest months at the top.

Relief

The mountain in profile

Two cuts through the summit, 16 km long, from the 30 m Copernicus elevation model. True scale: no vertical exaggeration.

West – east
4,304 m1,289 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km14 km16 kmWE
South – north
4,304 m1,012 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km14 km16 kmSN
Steepness by direction
30°N: 22°NNE: 17°NEE: 16°ESE: 0°SES: 32°SSW: 20°SWW: 38°WNW: 25°NW

Average slope of the first kilometre from the summit. The orange petal is the steepest side.

Around the mountain

Huts, lifts and trails around Dôme du Goûter

Counted around the summit in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. The satellite plate shows 14 × 14 km.

Dôme du Goûter seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 5 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 14 × 14 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

A lift reaches Aiguille du Midi 2 at 3,777 m — just 527 m below the summit.

  • 28mountain huts and shelters

    Rifugio Monte Bianco (1,680 m), Rifugio Le Randonneur (1,895 m), Refuge du Fioux, Auberge du Truc (1,750 m) and 24 more

  • 27cable cars, gondolas, chairlifts and rack railways

    TPH Plan de l'Aiguille, Checrouit, Pra Neyron, Bertolini and 23 more

  • 14ski areas

    Tremplin du Grepon, Courmayeur, Les Houches (Chamonix), Les Contamines and 10 more

  • 85waymarked hiking routes

    Col de Tricot, Tour Du Mont Blanc - Variante du Col de Tricot, Tour du Mont Blanc - Itinéraire principal, Area pic-nic Plan Veny - Rifugio Monzino and 81 more

  • 1via ferratas
  • 41climbing crags and routes

    Aiguille des 2 Aigles - Secteur du Plan, Aiguille du Midi - Versant Nord, Aiguille des Pèlerins - Secteur du Plan, Caïman - Pointe de Lépiney and 37 more

  • 50named glaciers

    Glacier de Bionnassay, Glacier de Taconnaz, Ghiacciaio della Lex Blanche, Ghiacciaio del Freney and 46 more

  • 46viewpoints

    Mont Blanc / Monte Bianco, Chalet des Pyramides, La Jonction, Col de Tricot and 42 more

  • 16campsites

    Aire de bivouac tolérée de Miage, Hobo Camping, Montebianco La Sorgente, Campeggio Aiguille-Noire and 12 more

  • 137hotels, B&Bs and chalets

    La Vallée Blanche, Le Morgane, Le Refuge des Aiglons, Aiguille Noire and 133 more

  • 162restaurants and cafés

How hard are the paths?

161 path sections within 5 km, by SAC hiking scale (T1 easy walk … T6 difficult alpine).

T1T2T3T4T5T6
  • T1 hiking
  • T2 mountain hiking
  • T3 demanding mountain hiking
  • T4 alpine hiking
  • T5 demanding alpine hiking
  • T6 difficult alpine hiking

Towns at the foot

  • Les Houches6 km · 1,038 m
  • Les Contamines-Montjoie9 km · 1,176 m
  • Chamonix-Mont-Blanc9 km · 1,060 m
  • Courmayeur11 km · 1,224 m
  • Saint-Gervais-les-Bains11 km · 840 m
  • Passy15 km · 654 m
  • La Thuile16 km · 1,441 m
  • Combloux17 km · 957 m
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OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: a low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Photos

Seen by climbers and visitors

The Way To Mont Blanc (44081704)
Duc De Salier · CC BY 3.0
Mont-Blanc et dôme de Miage en 2003
Annick Bregain · CC BY-SA 4.0

Recent years

How each month compared at the summit

Afternoon high at the summit (estimate). The first row is the reference, the 1991–2020 average in °C; the years show only the difference.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1991–2020 average-19-19-16-10-5-111-3-7-14-18
2020+2.0+2.4+0.8+3.6+1.9−2.1+0.7+1.0+1.1−2.8+3.2−0.5
2021−1.7+1.8+0.8−0.9−3.0+1.3−0.8−1.3+1.5+0.2+0.1+0.8
2022+0.8+1.4+1.2+0.8+2.9+3.2+4.4+3.7−0.2+3.5+0.8+1.3
2023+0.5+4.0+3.2−1.1+0.5+1.5+1.4+1.9+4.9+2.9−1.5+1.2
2024+1.7+3.3+3.1−0.1−0.4−0.1+1.6+3.0−1.4+1.4+1.9+0.7
2025+1.9+2.0+2.8+3.2+0.3+3.8−0.7+2.2+0.2−0.9+0.2+2.3

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

Nearby

More mountains nearby

4,806 mMont BlancItalyItaly2 km away3,842 mAiguille du MidiFranceFrance5 km away4,465 mMont MauditItalyItaly2 km away4,208 mGrandes JorassesFranceFrance12 km away4,248 mMont Blanc du TaculFranceFrance4 km away4,052 mAiguille de BionnassayItalyItaly2 km away

About these numbers

Names, elevation, prominenceWikidata (Q30434) · CC0
Relief, 3D view, profilesCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020 · CC BY 4.0
Around the mountain© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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