Grande Aiguille

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Grande Aiguille
Grande Aiguille
Location in Switzerland
Elevation 3,682 m (12,080 ft)
Prominence 223 m (732 ft)[1]
Parent peak Combin de Corbassière
Location
Location Valais, Switzerland
Range Pennine Alps
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

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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