Tour Noir
The Tour Noir is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif on the Swiss-French border. It is located between the Aiguille d'Argentière and Mont Dolent.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Aiguille de l’A Neuve and Aiguille d’Argentière.
Aiguille de l’A Neuve
Peak
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The Aiguille de l'A Neuve is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France. It lies close to the Tour Noir to the south. The closest locality is La Fouly.
Aiguille d’Argentière
Peak
Photo: Poschi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aiguille d'Argentière is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif on the border between France and Switzerland. The second highest summit of the Aiguille d'Argentière is the prominent rock-tower Flèche Rousse southeast of the main-summit.
Pointe Kurz
Peak
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pointe Kurz is a mountain of the Mont Blanc Massif, located on the border between France and Switzerland. It lies between the glaciers of Argentière and L'A Neuve, west of La Fouly, the closest locality.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Col du Chardonnet and La Fouly.
La Fouly
Village
Photo: Aaquilino, Public domain.
La Fouly is a village in Val Ferret in the Swiss canton of Valais. At an altitude of 1,600 metres, it is part of the municipality of Orsières. It sits at the foot of Mont Dolent and the Tour Noir in the Mont Blanc massif.
Bivacco di Fréboudze
Locality
Photo: Elena Tartaglione, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bivacco di Fréboudze is a locality, which is situated 9 km south of Tour Noir.
Tour Noir
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,836 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Orsières, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.94884° or 45° 56′ 56″ northLongitude
7.03743° or 7° 2′ 15″ eastElevation
3,836 metres (12,585 feet)Open location code
8FQ9W2XP+GXOpenStreetMap ID
node 8398131979OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Tour Noir” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تاور نوير”
- Catalan: “Tour Noir”
- Cebuano: “Le Tour Noir”
- Chinese: “努瓦爾峰”
- Chinese: “图努瓦峰”
- Chinese: “圖努瓦峰”
- Dutch: “Tour Noir”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل تاور نوير”
- French: “Tour Noir”
- Georgian: “ტურ-ნუარი”
- German: “Tour Noir”
- Italian: “Tour Noir”
- Ladin: “Tour Noir”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tour Noir”
- Persian: “تور نویر”
- Polish: “Tour Noir”
- Swedish: “Le Tour Noir”
- Venetian: “Tour Noir”
- Western Panjabi: “ٹوئر نیور”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Couloir Barbey and L’A Neuve CAS.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Secteur Dolent - Tour Noir and Col Supérieur du Tour Noir.
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