Aiguille de Blaitière
| Aiguille de Blaitière | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,522 m (11,555 ft) |
| Prominence | 149 m (489 ft) |
| Coordinates | 45°53′57″N 06°54′47″E / 45.89917°N 6.91306°E |
| Geography | |
  Aiguille de Blaitière Location within France | |
| Location | Haute-Savoie, France |
| Parent range | Mont Blanc Massif |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 6 August 1874 by E.R. Whitwell with C. and J. Lauener |
The Aiguille de Blaitière (3,522 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif in Haute-Savoie, France. The peak was first reached in 1874 by English mountaineers.[1]
The mountain was used in the early 1900s as a base for the ascent of Mount Blanc itself.[2]
References
- ↑ The alpine journal: the journal of the Alpine Club ; a record of mountain adventure and scientific observation, Volume 6. Alpine Club. 1874. p. 293. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ de Lépiney, Jacques; de Lépiney, Tom (1930). Climbs on Mont Blanc. Longmans, Green. pp. 63–64, 72, 159, 166–179. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
