Pointe Percée | |
Elevation M: | 2753 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 1643 |
Listing: | Ultra |
Map: | Alps |
Location: | Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France |
Range: | Aravis Range |
Coordinates: | 45.9556°N 6.5561°W |
First Ascent: | 1865 by M. L. Maquelin (first documented) |
The Pointe Percée (English: "pierced point") is the highest mountain in the Aravis range of the French Prealps of Haute-Savoie. It rises to an elevation of 2,753 metres and has 1,643 metres of topographic prominence, and is thus is classified as an ultra-prominent peak. Its first documented climb was by M. L. Maquelin of Geneva in 1865, though it was likely climbed much earlier.