Savoie
Arrondissement of Albertville
Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise

Aiguille de la Grande Sassière

Aiguille de la Grande Sassière is a mountain in the , on the boundary between the and the department of . On the Italian side, it marks the end of the ; on the French side it commands the Val d'Isère.
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Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,751 metres
  • Description: mountain in Italy
  • Also known as: “Aiguille de la Grande Sassiere”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Glacier de la Sassière and Becca della Traversière.

Glacier
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Franco56, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a scenic viewpoint.

Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Val-d’Isère and Tignes.

Photo: Jerome Bon, CC BY 2.0.
Val-d'Isère is a commune of the , in the department in southeastern . It lies 5 km from the border with . It is on the border of the created in 1963, with good transport links in and out of , and .

Photo: Inkey, CC BY 2.0.
is a famous resort in the linked to Val D'Isere. is a winter resort for skiing, and a summer one for hiking, mountain biking, and summer skiing on the glacier.

Aiguille de la Grande Sassière

Latitude
45.505° or 45° 30′ 18″ north
Longitude
6.99984° or 6° 59′ 59″ east
Elevation
3,751 metres (12,306 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8GX3X+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26862459
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3015174
Wiki­data ID
Q2598084
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Satellite Map

Discover Aiguille de la Grande Sassière from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Aiguille de la Grande Sassière” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Aiguille de la Grande Sassière”
  • Cebuano: “Grande Sassiere”
  • Chinese: “大薩西耶爾峰”
  • Czech: “Aiguille de la Grande Sassiere”
  • Czech: “Aiguille de la Grande Sassière”
  • Dutch: “Aiguille de la Grande Sassiere”
  • Dutch: “Aiguille de la Grande Sassière”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ايجويل د لا جراند ساسير”
  • French: “aiguille de la Grande Sassière”
  • French: “Aiguille de la Grande Sassière”
  • German: “Aiguille de la Grande Sassière”
  • Italian: “Aiguille de la Grande Sassière”
  • Ladin: “Aiguille de la Grande Sassière”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aiguille de la Grande Sassière”
  • Polish: “Aiguille de la Grande Sassière”
  • Slovenian: “Aiguille de la Grande Sassière”
  • Venetian: “Aiguille de la Grande Sassière”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Le Grand Santel and Les Grands Creux.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Col de la Petite Sassière and Aiguille de la Petite Sassière.

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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 la Grande Sassière”. Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.