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Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla

Coordinates: 46°03′19″N 7°26′02″E / 46.05528°N 7.43389°E / 46.05528; 7.43389
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Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla
Highest point
Elevation3,646 m (11,962 ft)
Prominence791 m (2,595 ft)[1]
Parent peakMonte Rosa
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°03′19″N 7°26′02″E / 46.05528°N 7.43389°E / 46.05528; 7.43389
Geography
Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla is located in Switzerland
Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla
Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangePennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent23 June 1870, by Joseph Gillioz and J.H. Isler

The Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla are a multi-summited mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Arolla in the canton of Valais. The main summit has an elevation of 3,646 metres above sea level.

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References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Pas de Chèvres (2,855 m).
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