Pointe Percée Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/EuroCoreP1500m.html "Europe Ultra-Prominences"