Aiguille du Croissant

The Aiguille du Croissant is a minor summit in the massif in the , Switzerland. Because of its small prominence it was included in the enlarged list of alpine four-thousanders. The name refers to the crescent shaped summit.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Grand Combin and Combin de la Tsessette.

Peak
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a mountain massif in the western in the canton of . At a height of 4,309 metres the summit of Combin de Grafeneire is one of the highest peaks in the and the second most prominent of the Pennine Alps.

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The is the third highest summit in the massif, in the canton of , . It lies east of the Grand Combin summit and overlooks the .

Peak
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The is the second highest summit in the massif.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourg-Saint-Pierre.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of in . is the highest inhabited locality of the valley and the last village when ascending the Great Saint Bernard Pass.

Aiguille du Croissant

Latitude
45.94067° or 45° 56′ 26″ north
Longitude
7.30124° or 7° 18′ 4″ east
Elevation
4,259 metres (13,973 feet)
Open location code
8FQ9W8R2+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 470376526
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6931516
Wiki­data ID
Q347573
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Aiguille du Croissant” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أيغويلي دو كرويسانت”
  • Basque: “Aiguille du Croissant”
  • Cebuano: “Aiguille du Croissant”
  • Dutch: “Aiguille du Croissant”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ايجويلى دو كرويسانت”
  • French: “Aiguille du Croissant”
  • Italian: “Aiguille du Croissant”
  • Ladin: “Aiguille du Croissant”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aiguille du Croissant”
  • Persian: “آیگوئل دو کروسانت”
  • Swedish: “Aiguille du Croissant”
  • Venetian: “Aiguille du Croissant”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glacier du Croissant and Col du Sonadon.

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