Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement of Bonneville
Chamonix

Aiguille de Rochefort

The Aiguille de Rochefort is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in and . The peak lies on the Rochefort arête between the and the and is usually climbed during a traverse of the ridge.
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Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,001 metres
  • Description: mountain
  • Also known as: “Grandes Jorasses”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dent du Géant and Dôme de Rochefort.

Peak
Photo: aiace, CC BY 2.0.
The is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in and . The remained unclimbed during the golden age of alpinism, and was a much-coveted peak in the 1870s, repelling many parties who attempted it mostly from the Rochefort ridge.

Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in , and of , .

Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in , . It lies on a spur running northwards from the French-Italian frontier ridge, and can be most easily reached from the Aiguille de Rochefort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bivacco di Fréboudze and Entrèves.

Locality
Photo: Elena Tartaglione, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality.

Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a frazione of in the region of .

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a skiing and mountaineering resort at the head of , in northwest Italy. At 1224 m elevation, it has a spectacular location near the foot of Mont Blanc.

Aiguille de Rochefort

Latitude
45.8621° or 45° 51′ 44″ north
Longitude
6.95997° or 6° 57′ 36″ east
Elevation
4,001 metres (13,127 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8VX65+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 340235998
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3000836
Wiki­data ID
Q404672
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Aiguille de Rochefort” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Aiguille de Rochefort”
  • Catalan: “Aiguille de Rochefort”
  • Cebuano: “Aiguille de Rochefort”
  • Czech: “Aiguille de Rochefort”
  • Dutch: “Aiguille de Rochefort”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ايجويل د روتشيفورت”
  • French: “aiguille de Rochefort”
  • French: “Aiguille de Rochefort”
  • German: “Aiguille de Rochefort”
  • Italian: “Aiguille de Rochefort”
  • Ladin: “Aiguille de Rochefort”
  • Macedonian: “Аигуили де Рошфорт”
  • Macedonian: “Рошфорт”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aiguille de Rochefort”
  • Polish: “Aiguille de Rochefort”
  • Portuguese: “Agulha de Rochefort”
  • Portuguese: “Aiguille de Rochefort”
  • Portuguese: “Arestas de Rochefort”
  • Spanish: “Aiguille de Rochefort”
  • Venetian: “Aiguille de Rochefort”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Roter Gendarm and Rocher Reposoir.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Géant Rochefort and Doigt de Rochefort.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Aiguille de Rochefort”. Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.