Aiguilles d’Arves | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,514 m (11,529 ft)(Aiguille Méridionale) |
Prominence | 1,429 m (4,688 ft)[1] |
Listing | French Alps Peaks with 600 metres of Prominence (Rank #9) Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | 45°07′23″N 6°20′04″E / 45.12306°N 6.33444°E |
Geography | |
Location | Savoie, France |
Parent range | Dauphiné Alps |
Topo map | TOP25 Series, Map 3435ET, Valloire, Aiguilles d'Arves, Col du Galibier, IGN |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Almer and Coolidge, 1878 (Aiguille Méridionale) |
Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
The Aiguilles d’Arves (3,514 metres (11,529 ft)) is a mountain in the Arves massif in the French Alps. The mountain, comprising three separate peaks (in French Aiguille), is the highest point of the massif, and is located in the department of Savoie.