Grande Aiguille

Grande Aiguille
Grande Aiguille

Location in Switzerland

Highest point
Elevation 3,682 m (12,080 ft)
Prominence 223 m (732 ft) [1]
Parent peak Combin de Corbassière
Coordinates 45°57′0.9″N 7°15′53.3″E / 45.950250°N 7.264806°E / 45.950250; 7.264806Coordinates: 45°57′0.9″N 7°15′53.3″E / 45.950250°N 7.264806°E / 45.950250; 7.264806
Geography
Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Pennine Alps

The Grande Aiguille is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, situated near Bourg Saint Pierre in the canton of Valais. With an elevation of 3,682 metres above sea level, it the culminating point of the ridge named Les Maisons Blanches that lies west of the Corbassière Glacier, in the Grand Combin massif.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is Col de Panossière (3,459 m)

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