Aiguille du Tour

The Aiguille du Tour is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif, located on the border between and . The voie normale on the mountain is graded F and can be climbed from either the on the French side or the on the Swiss side.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,540 metres
  • Description: mountain
  • Also known as: “aiguille du Tour” and “Aiguilles du Tour”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trient Glacier and Grande Fourche.

Glacier
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The is a 4.3 km long in the Mont Blanc Massif in the canton of in . In 1973 it had an area of 6.4 km². The upper part of the glacier forms a large plateau named Plateau du Trient.

Peak
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The is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif, located on the - border. It lies between the Glacier de Saleina and the Glacier du Tour.

Peak
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The is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in , . It lies between the Glacier du Tour and the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Col du Chardonnet and Le Tour.

Locality
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is a locality.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in eastern , located in the territory of the commune of . Several houses at Poses 150 m north-east of were destroyed on 9 February 1999 by a slab avalanche from Bec du Lachat and Mont Peclerey on the massif, killing 12 people.

Aiguille du Tour

Latitude
45.99453° or 45° 59′ 40″ north
Longitude
7.01001° or 7° 0′ 36″ east
Elevation
3,540 metres (11,614 feet)
Open location code
8FQ9X2V6+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 290497885
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2658337
Wiki­data ID
Q404720
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Aiguille du Tour” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أيغويلي دو تاور”
  • Catalan: “Aiguille du Tour”
  • Cebuano: “Aiguille du Tour”
  • Chinese: “圖爾峰 (勃朗峰)”
  • Chinese: “圖爾峰”
  • Dutch: “Aiguille du Tour”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ايجويلى دو تاور”
  • Estonian: “Aiguille du Tour”
  • Finnish: “Aiguille du Tour”
  • French: “aiguille du Tour”
  • French: “Aiguille du Tour”
  • French: “aiguilles du Tour”
  • Georgian: “ეგიუი-დიუ-ტური”
  • German: “Aiguille du Tour”
  • Italian: “Aiguille du Tour”
  • Ladin: “aiguille du Tour”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aiguille du Tour”
  • Persian: “آیگوئل دو تور”
  • Polish: “Aiguille du Tour”
  • Portuguese: “Agulha do Tour”
  • Portuguese: “Aiguille du Tour”
  • Swedish: “Aiguille du Tour”
  • Venetian: “Aiguille du Tour”
  • Western Panjabi: “اگولے ڈو ٹوئر”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Glacier du Trient and Petoudes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aiguilles du Pissoir and Col Purtscheller.

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