Aiguille du Pissoir
The Aiguille du Tour is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France. The voie normale on the mountain is graded F and can be climbed from either the Albert Premier Hut on the French side or the Trient Hut on the Swiss side.Places of Interest
Highlights include Trient Glacier and Altisurface du Glacier du Tour.
Trient Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Poschi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Trient Glacier is a 4.3 km long glacier in the Mont Blanc Massif in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 6.4 km². The upper part of the glacier forms a large plateau named Plateau du Trient.
Altisurface du Glacier du Tour
Aerodrome
Photo: Vlunyak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Altisurface du Glacier du Tour is an aerodrome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Col du Chardonnet and Le Tour.
Col du Chardonnet
Locality
Photo: Panoraman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Col du Chardonnet is a locality, which is situated 3½ km south of Aiguille du Pissoir.
Le Tour
Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Tour is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Aiguille du Pissoir.
Montroc
Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montroc is a hamlet in eastern France, located in the territory of the commune of Chamonix. Several houses at Poses 150 m north-east of Montroc were destroyed on 9 February 1999 by a slab avalanche from Bec du Lachat and Mont Peclerey on the Mont Blanc massif, killing 12 people. Montroc is situated 6 km west of Aiguille du Pissoir.
Aiguille du Pissoir
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,440 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Trient, Martigny District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.99736° or 45° 59′ 51″ northLongitude
7.01052° or 7° 0′ 38″ eastElevation
3,440 metres (11,286 feet)Open location code
8FQ9X2W6+W6GeoNames ID
6931722
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