Punta Moore

Punta Moore is a peak in Courmayeur, Province of Aosta, Aosta Valley and has an elevation of 3,557 metres. Punta Moore is situated nearby to the locality Casa Purtud, as well as near Grand Couloir.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grand Pilier d’Angle and Mont Maudit.

Grand Pilier d’Angle

Peak

Photo: Manuamano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Grand Pilier d'Angle is a buttress on the southern side of Mont Blanc in the Mont Blanc massif in the Aosta Valley, Italy. The first ascent from the valley was by James Eccles with guides Michel Payot and Alphonse Payot on 30 July 1877 during an ascent of the Peuterey ridge, although the summit had been visited on 20 August 1822 by F.

Mont Maudit

Peak

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Mont Maudit is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy. The French name literally means "Cursed Mountain". Until the end of the 18th century, Mont Blanc and its satellite peaks were collectively known in French as the Montagne Maudite.

Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey

Peak

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The Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif in Italy. It is considered the most difficult and serious of the alpine 4000-m mountains to climb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Entrèves.

Grand Couloir

Locality

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The Grand Couloir is a couloir on the Aiguille du Goûter. At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the Tête Rousse Hut up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on Mont Blanc. Grand Couloir is situated 5 km northwest of Punta Moore.