Pointe Walker
The Grandes Jorasses is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif, on the boundary between Haute-Savoie in France and Aosta Valley in Italy. The first ascent of the highest peak of the mountain was by Horace Walker with guides Melchior Anderegg, Johann Jaun and Julien Grange on 30 June 1868.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,208 metres
- Description: mountain in Italy
- Also known as: “Grandes Jorasses / Pointe Walker”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Dôme de Rochefort and Aiguille de Rochefort.
Aiguille de Rochefort
Peak
Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Planpincieux and Bivacco di Fréboudze.
Pointe Walker
- Categories: mountain, highest point, and landform
- Location: Aosta Valley, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.8682° or 45° 52′ 5″ north
Longitude
6.989° or 6° 59′ 20″ east
Elevation
4,208 metres (13,806 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8VX9Q+7H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Pointe Walker” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Punta Walker”
- Dutch: “Pointe Walker”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پوينت ووكر”
- French: “pointe Walker”
- French: “Pointe Walker”
- Italian: “Punta Walker”
- Ladin: “Pointe Walker”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pointe Walker”
- Spanish: “Punta Walker”
- Venetian: “Ponta Walker”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Rocher Whymper and Rocher Reposoir.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Pointe Walker / Punta Walker and Punta Whymper.
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Worth a closer look: Aosta and Courmayeur.
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