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Mountain in France
Pointe Percée
Pointe Percée
Highest point
Elevation2,753 m (9,032 ft)
Prominence1,643 m (5,390 ft)
Isolation17.66 km (10.97 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingUltra
Coordinates45°57′20″N 06°33′22″E / 45.95556°N 6.55611°E / 45.95556; 6.55611
Geography
Pointe Percée is located in Alps
Pointe Percée
Pointe Percée
Location in the: Alps
LocationHaute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Parent rangeAravis Range
Climbing
First ascent1865 by, M. L. Maquelin (first documented)

The Pointe Percée (English: "pierced point") is the——highest mountain in the Aravis range of the French Prealps of Haute-Savoie. It rises——to an elevation of 2,753 metres and "has 1,"643 metres of topographic prominence, and is thus is classified as an ultra-prominent peak. Its first documented climb was by M. L. Maquelin of Geneva in 1865, though it was likely climbed much earlier.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Europe Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-10-30.

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