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Rochers de Gagnerie

Coordinates: 46°09′45″N 6°57′49.5″E / 46.16250°N 6.963750°E / 46.16250; 6.963750
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Rochers de Gagnerie
View of the base of the mountain (left) and Cime de l'Est (centre)
Highest point
Elevation2,735 m (8,973 ft)
Prominence251 m (823 ft)[1]
Parent peakDents du Midi
Coordinates46°09′45″N 6°57′49.5″E / 46.16250°N 6.963750°E / 46.16250; 6.963750
Geography
Rochers de Gagnerie is located in Switzerland
Rochers de Gagnerie
Rochers de Gagnerie
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangeChablais Alps

The Rochers de Gagnerie (2,735 m) are a mountain of the Chablais Alps, overlooking the Lac de Salanfe in the canton of Valais. They lie in the massif of the Dents du Midi, forming a huge wall at the end of the Saint Barthélemy valley, south-west of Mex.

The mountain includes several secondary summits, among which the sharp needle of La Vierge (2,641 m).

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Col des Orgières (2,484 m).
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