Aiguille du Grépon
Mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif in Haute-Savoie, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Aiguille du Grépon (literally the Needle of Grépon), informally known as The Grepon, is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif in Haute-Savoie, France. The Grepon has a Southern (3,482 m) and Northern (3,478 m) peak, which are the highest points of a sharp granite ridge to the east of the Glacier des Nantillons above Chamonix and northeast of the Aiguille du Midi. A madonna statue is situated on the Southern peak.
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Aiguille du Grépon | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,482 m (11,424 ft) |
Coordinates | 45°54′09″N 06°55′09″E |
Geography | |
Location | Haute-Savoie, France |
Parent range | Mont Blanc Massif |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 5 August 1881, by Albert F. Mummery, Alexander Burgener and Benedikt Venetz |
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