Aiguille d’Argentière
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,896 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Aiguille d’Argentiere” and “Aiguille d’Argentieres”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aiguille du Chardonnet and Aiguille de l’A Neuve.
Aiguille du Chardonnet
Peak
Photo: O.Taris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aiguille du Chardonnet is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in Haute-Savoie, France. It lies between the Glacier du Tour and the Argentière Glacier.
Aiguille de l’A Neuve
Peak
Photo: Terra3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Tour Noir
Peak
Photo: Terra3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Argentière
Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Argentière is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and mountaineering village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, at an altitude of 1,252 m. Argentière is situated 7 km west of Aiguille d’Argentière.
Aiguille d’Argentière
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.95956° or 45° 57′ 34″ northLongitude
7.01997° or 7° 1′ 12″ eastElevation
3,896 metres (12,782 feet)Open location code
8FQ9X259+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 290497894OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Aiguille d’Argentière” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أيغويلي دي آرجنتيير”
- Arabic: “أيغويلي دي أرجينتيري”
- Catalan: “Agulla d’Argentière”
- Catalan: “Aiguille d’Argentière”
- Cebuano: “Aiguille d’Argentière”
- Chinese: “阿让蒂埃峰”
- Chinese: “阿讓蒂埃峰”
- Chinese: “阿讓蒂耶爾峰”
- Czech: “Aiguille d’Argentière”
- Dutch: “Aiguille d’Argentière”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ايجويلى دى ارجينتيرى”
- Finnish: “Aiguille d’Argentière”
- French: “Aiguille d’Argentiere”
- French: “aiguille d’Argentière”
- French: “Aiguille d’Argentière”
- Georgian: “ეგიუი-არჟანტიერი”
- Georgian: “ეგიუი-დ’არჟანტიერი”
- German: “Aiguille d’Argentiere”
- German: “Aiguille d’Argentière”
- Italian: “Aiguille d’Argentiere”
- Italian: “Aiguille d’Argentière”
- Ladin: “Aiguille d’Argentière”
- Low German: “Aiguille d’Argentière”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aiguille d’Argentiere”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aiguille d’Argentière”
- Persian: “آیگوئل آرژانتیر”
- Polish: “Aiguille d’Argentière”
- Portuguese: “Agulha de Argentière”
- Portuguese: “Aiguille d’Argentière”
- Russian: “Эгюий-д’Аржантьер”
- Spanish: “Aiguille d’Argentière”
- Venetian: “Aiguille d’Argentière”
- Western Panjabi: “اگولے ڈی’ارجنٹائر”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Couloir Barbey and Glacier de Saleinaz.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Flèche Rousse and Le Casque.
Haute-Savoie: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Annecy, Annemasse, Evian, and Megève.
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