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Record SL-448040 · Wikidata Q404720

Aiguille du Tour

No list classifications
Elevation
3,542 m
11,621 ft
Prominence
259 m
Isolation
2.1 km
Coordinates
45.9945° N, 7.0100° E
Grid ref
Aiguille du Tour
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Description

Wikipedia

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. 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.

First ascent

Date
1926
M. Dreyfus, R. Duval, P. Henry, and M. Ichac in
Source · wikipedia

Best months

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Aiguilles du Pissoir 3,439 m N 4° 0.3 km
Aiguille Purtscheller 3,478 m SE 155° 0.4 km
Aiguille du Midi des Grands 3,302 m NW 336° 0.6 km
Le Pissoir 3,320 m N 16° 0.7 km
Aiguille du Génépi 3,265 m NW 314° 0.8 km
Signal Reilly 2,883 m W 268° 1.1 km