Grande Aiguille
The Grande Aiguille is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, situated near Bourg Saint Pierre in the canton of Valais. With an elevation of 3,682 metres above sea level, it the culminating point of the ridge named Les Maisons Blanches that lies west of the Corbassière Glacier, in the Grand Combin massif.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,681 metres
- Description: mountain in Canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Les Maisons Blanches”
Places of Interest
Highlights include L’Epée and Le Moine.
L’Epée
Peak
L'Epée is a mountain in the Pennine Alps, situated near Bourg Saint Pierre in Switzerland. It is located on the ridge Les Maisons Blanches in the Grand Combin massif.
Le Moine
Peak
Le Moine is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, situated east of Bourg Saint Pierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located on the ridge Les Maisons Blanches in the Grand Combin massif.
Petite Aiguille
Peak
The Petite Aiguille is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, situated near Bourg Saint Pierre in Switzerland. It is located on the ridge Les Maisons Blanches in the Grand Combin massif.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourg-Saint-Pierre and Liddes.
Bourg-Saint-Pierre
Village
Photo: ChristiaanPR, CC0.
Bourg-Saint-Pierre is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is the highest inhabited locality of the valley and the last village when ascending the Great Saint Bernard Pass.
Liddes
Village
Liddes is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Liddes is situated 8 km northwest of Grande Aiguille.
Fionnay
Village
Photo: bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fionnay is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the western part of the canton, in the valley of Bagnes, south-east of Martigny. Fionnay is situated 10 km north of Grande Aiguille.
Grande Aiguille
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.95035° or 45° 57′ 1″ northLongitude
7.26494° or 7° 15′ 54″ eastElevation
3,681 metres (12,077 feet)Open location code
8FQ9X727+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 11538248879OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Grande Aiguille from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Grande Aiguille” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غراندي إيغويلي”
- Cebuano: “Grande Aiguille (tumoy sa bukid sa Swisa, Canton du Valais, Entremont District)”
- Cebuano: “Grande Aiguille”
- Dutch: “Grande Aiguille”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جراندى ايجويلى”
- French: “Grande aiguille”
- French: “Grande Aiguille”
- Georgian: “გრანდ-ეგიუი”
- Italian: “Grande Aiguille”
- Ladin: “Grande Aiguille”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grande Aiguille”
- Persian: “گراند آیگوئیل”
- Spanish: “Grande Aiguille”
- Swedish: “Grande Aiguille (bergstopp i Schweiz, Valais, Entremont District)”
- Swedish: “Grande Aiguille”
- Venetian: “Grande Aiguille”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Grande Aiguille”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cabane du Valsorey CAS and Chalet d’Amont.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Col de l’Epée and Col du Moine.
Valais: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Sion, Zermatt, Martigny, and Brig.
Curious Peaks to Discover
Uncover intriguing peaks from every corner of the globe.