Pointe Walker

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Pointe Walker

Les Grandes Jorasses: Pointe Walker is the highest peak
Elevation 4,208 m (13,806 ft)
Location
Pointe Walker
Alps
Location Haute-Savoie, France / Aosta Valley, Italy
Range Graian Alps
Coordinates 45°52′08″N 6°59′17″E / 45.86889°N 6.98806°E / 45.86889; 6.98806Coordinates: 45°52′08″N 6°59′17″E / 45.86889°N 6.98806°E / 45.86889; 6.98806

Pointe Walker (4,208 m) is a peak of Grandes Jorasses, a collection of peaks joined by a long ridge and part of the Mont Blanc massif in the Franco-Italian Alps.

It is named after Horace Walker, president of the British Alpine Club, who made the first ascent.

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