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aiguille du Tour

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aiguille du Tour
aiguille du Tour. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Aiguille du Tour (3,540 metres (11,614 ft)) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France. The voie normale on the mountain is graded F (facile) and can be climbed from either the Albert Premier Hut on the French side or the Trient Hut on the Swiss side.

The Aiguille du Pissoir (3,440 m) and the Aiguille Purtscheller (3,475 m) are secondary summits located respectively north and south of the Aiguille du Tour.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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