swap_horiz Aletsch Cirques Alternatives

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Ruth Amphitheater

The Ruth Amphitheater is a significant geological formation within Denali National Park, Alaska. It’s a large glacial ci...

USA Massive Glacier Denali

9.8 Brilliant

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Milford Sound Cirques

Milford Sound cirques represent dramatic geological formations carved by ancient glaciers within Fiordland National Park...

New Zealand National Park Fiordland Southern Alps

9.8 Brilliant

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Laguna de los Tres Cirque

The Laguna de los Tres Cirque is a dramatic glacial amphitheater within Argentina’s Los Glaciares National Park. It feat...

Iconic Trekking Patagonia Argentina

9.7 Brilliant

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Cirque de Gavarnie

The Cirque de Gavarnie is a dramatic natural amphitheater carved into the Pyrenees Mountains of France. This UNESCO Worl...

Iconic France Waterfall Unesco

9.4 Excellent

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Marmolada Cirque

The Marmolada Cirque is a dramatic glacial amphitheater situated within the Italian Dolomites. It encompasses the larges...

Iconic Italy Dolomites Alps

9.2 Excellent

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Morteratsch Glacier Cirque

The Morteratsch Glacier Cirque is a dramatic amphitheater-shaped depression high within Switzerland’s Bernina Range. It...

Switzerland Accessible Alps Receding

9.1 Excellent

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Cirque du Vallon de la Lavey

The Cirque du Vallon de la Lavey is a dramatic natural amphitheater carved by glaciers within the Écrins National Park o...

France Remote Glacial Alps

8.9 Great

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Cirque du Fer à Cheval

The Cirque du Fer à Cheval is a dramatic glacial cirque in Switzerland's Bernese Alps, notable for its horseshoe shape a...

France Waterfall Protected Alps

8.8 Great

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Cirque de la Chavière

Situated in Vanoise National Park in France, the Cirque de la Chavière is one of the largest glacial cirques in the Fren...

France Glacial Alps Vanoise

8.8 Great

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Ortler Cirques

The Ortler Cirques are a series of dramatic glacial hollows on Mount Ortler in Italy, the highest peak in the Eastern Al...

Italy National Park Alps Stelvio

8.8 Great

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Cirque du Gioberney

A glacial cirque at the head of the Valgaudemar valley in the Écrins massif, Hautes-Alpes, France, used as a base for as...

Accessible France Waterfall Alps

8.7 Great

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Roseg Glacier Cirque

The Roseg Glacier Cirque is an expansive glacial basin in the Bernina Range of Switzerland, serving as the primary accum...

Switzerland Remote Scenic Alps

8.7 Great

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Cirque de Navacelles

Famous for its dramatic oxbow meander carved by the Vis River, this large cirque is located in the Larzac causse region...

France Unesco Herault Gard Meander

8.6 Great

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Cirque d'Oisans

Located in the French Alps, the Cirque d'Oisans is a significant geological formation in the Dauphiné region, historical...

France Glacial Alps Isere

8.5 Great

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Cirque de Sixt

Part of the Haut-Giffre massif in the French Alps, the Cirque de Sixt is a steep limestone valley recognized as part of...

France Nature Reserve Glacial Alps

8.3 Great

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Cirque de la Glière

Cirque de la Glière is a notable glacial cirque located in the Aravis mountain range of Haute-Savoie, France, popular fo...

Accessible France Lake Alps

8.3 Great

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Cirque des Évettes

The Cirque des Évettes is a sprawling glacial cirque in the Vanoise Massif of the French Alps, notable for containing th...

France Remote Glacial Alps

8.2 Great

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Silvretta Cirques

A group of glacially carved cirques in the Silvretta massif on the Austria–Switzerland border, draining meltwater into t...

Glacier Border Alps Austria Switzerland

8.1 Great

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Sonnblick Cirque

The cirque on Austria's Hoher Sonnblick (3,106 m, Hohe Tauern) hosts one of Europe's longest-running high-altitude weath...

Austria Glacial Observatory Alps

7.7 Good

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Cirque de la Vierge

A glacial cirque in France named for a Marian chapel or statue at its headwall, reflecting a widespread devotional tradi...

France Glacial Alps Hautes Alpes

7.4 Good