Aiguille de la Grande Sassière

Aiguille de la Grande Sassière
Aiguille de la Grande Sassière
Elevation	3,751 m (12,306 ft)
Prominence	792<ref name="peakbagger>{{citeweb|url=http://peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=9949|title=Aiguille de la Grande Sassière - peakbagger|publisher=peakbagger.com|accessdate=23 February 2015}}</ref>
Location
Aiguille de la Grande Sassière Location in the Alps
Location	Aosta Valley, Italy/Savoie, France
Range	Graian Alps
Coordinates	45°30′18″N 6°59′59″E / 45.50500°N 6.99972°E / 45.50500; 6.99972Coordinates: 45°30′18″N 6°59′59″E / 45.50500°N 6.99972°E / 45.50500; 6.99972
Climbing
First ascent	1808 or 1810 by inhabitants of Tignes and soldiers[1][2] First officially reported ascent by William Mathews and Michel Croz on 5 August 1860

Aiguille de la Grande Sassière is a mountain in the Graian Alps, on the boundary between the Aosta Valley (northern Italy) and the French department of Savoie.

On the Italian side, it marks the end of the Valgrisenche; on the French side it commands the Val d'Isère.

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