Grande Aiguille Explained

Grande Aiguille
Elevation M:3682
Prominence M:223
Prominence Ref:[1]
Map:Switzerland
Location:Valais, Switzerland
Range:Pennine Alps
Coordinates:45.9503°N 7.2648°W

The Grande Aiguille is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, situated near Bourg Saint Pierre in the canton of Valais. With an elevation of 3,682 metres above sea level, it the culminating point of the ridge named Les Maisons Blanches that lies west of the Corbassière Glacier, in the Grand Combin massif.

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Notes and References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is Col de Panossière (3,459 m)