Aiguille du Tour
The Aiguille du Tour (3,540 metres (11,614 ft)) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France. The voie normale on the mountain is graded F (facile) and can be climbed from either the Albert Premier Hut on the French side or the Trient Hut on the Swiss side.
| Aiguille du Tour | |
|---|---|
 Aiguille du Tour (left) from the east side | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,540 m (11,610 ft) |
| Prominence | 259 m (850 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 2.1 km (1.3 mi)  |
| Coordinates | 45°59′39.9″N 7°0′35.4″E |
| Geography | |
  Aiguille du Tour Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Valais, Switzerland Haute-Savoie, France |
| Parent range | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | M. Dreyfus, R. Duval, P. Henry, and M. Ichac in 1926 |
The Aiguille du Pissoir (3,440 m) and the Aiguille Purtscheller (3,475 m) are secondary summits located respectively north and south of the Aiguille du Tour.
References
- Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Col du Tour (3,281 m).
External links
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