Mountain in France
Pointe Percée | |
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![]() Pointe Percée | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,753 m (9,032 ft) |
Prominence | 1,643 m (5,390 ft) |
Isolation | 17.66 km (10.97 mi) ![]() |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 45°57′20″N 06°33′22″E / 45.95556°N 6.55611°E / 45.95556; 6.55611 |
Geography | |
Location | Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France |
Parent range | Aravis Range |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1865 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※
- ^ "Europe Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
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