Aiguille du Tour

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Aiguille du Tour

Aiguille du Tour (left) from the east side
Elevation 3,540 m (11,614 ft)
Prominence 259 m (850 ft) [1]
Location
Aiguille du Tour is located in Alps
Aiguille du Tour
Valais,  Switzerland / Haute-Savoie,  France
Range Mont Blanc Massif
Coordinates 45°59′39.9″N 7°0′35.4″E / 45.994417°N 7.009833°E / 45.994417; 7.009833Coordinates: 45°59′39.9″N 7°0′35.4″E / 45.994417°N 7.009833°E / 45.994417; 7.009833
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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Swisstopo map

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