Pointe Walker

The Grandes Jorasses is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif, on the boundary between in France and in . 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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,208 metres
  • Description: mountain in Italy
  • Also known as: “Grandes Jorasses / Pointe Walker”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dôme de Rochefort and Aiguille de Rochefort.

Peak
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The is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in , and of , .

Peak
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The is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in and . The peak lies on the Rochefort arête between the and the and is usually climbed during a traverse of the ridge.

Peak
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The is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in and . The remained unclimbed during the golden age of alpinism, and was a much-coveted peak in the 1870s, repelling many parties who attempted it mostly from the Rochefort ridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bivacco di Fréboudze and Entrèves.

Locality
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is a locality.

Hamlet
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is a frazione of in the region of .

Pointe Walker

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
node 26863024
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q2403858
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Satellite Map

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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

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