Aiguille du Tour
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| Aiguille du Tour | |
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Aiguille du Tour (left) from the east side |
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| Elevation | 3,540 m (11,614 ft) |
| Prominence | 259 m (850 ft) [1] |
| Location | |
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Valais, |
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| Range | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Coordinates | 45°59′39.9″N 7°0′35.4″E / 45.994417°N 7.009833°ECoordinates: 45°59′39.9″N 7°0′35.4″E / 45.994417°N 7.009833°E |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | M. Dreyfus, R. Duval, P. Henry, and M. Ichac in 1926 |
The Aiguille du Tour (3,540 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif on the Swiss-French border. The voie normale mountain is graded F (facile) and can be climbed from either the Albert Premier Hut on the French side or the Cabane d'Orny on the Swiss side.
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