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Europe / France / Haute-Savoie / Tête du Colonney
Record SL-451245 · Wikidata Q3546961

Tête du Colonney

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Elevation
2,692 m
8,832 ft
Prominence
528 m
Isolation
Coordinates
45.9713° N, 6.6908° E
Grid ref
Tête du Colonney
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Description

Wikipedia

Tête du Colonney (French pronunciation: [tɛt dy kɔlɔnɛ]; 2,692 m) is a mountain in the Chablais Alps in Haute-Savoie, France. Standing above the Plateau d'Assy, the mountain provides unobscured views of Mont Blanc to the southeast from its summit. It is located in the Faucigny massif, west of the Platé desert, on the border of the communes of Sallanches and Passy. The toponym Colonney has no certified Latin origin and is assumed to be of Celtic origin, with the Gaulish word colono meaning "common property". The Tête du Colonney materialized perhaps the boundary between two countries. On its foot, in the commune of Sallanches, another name is characteristic of the boundaries between territories: Arpenaz and its waterfall, of the Gaulish "arepennis" meaning end of the land.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Le Sautet 2,622 m S 197° 0.6 km
Tête des Lindars 2,560 m NE 53° 0.7 km
Aiguille Rouge 2,636 m SW 206° 1.1 km
Aup de Véran 2,437 m N 6° 1.3 km
Aiguille de Varan 2,544 m SW 203° 1.6 km
Aiguille d'Aujon 2,389 m NW 331° 1.8 km