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Grande Aiguille

Coordinates: 45°57′0.9″N 7°15′53.3″E / 45.950250°N 7.264806°E / 45.950250; 7.264806
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Grande Aiguille
Grande Aiguille is located in Switzerland
Grande Aiguille
Grande Aiguille
Location in Switzerland
Highest point
Elevation3,682 m (12,080 ft)
Prominence223 m (732 ft)[1]
Parent peakCombin de Corbassière
Coordinates45°57′0.9″N 7°15′53.3″E / 45.950250°N 7.264806°E / 45.950250; 7.264806
Geography
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangePennine Alps

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.

References

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