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Pointe des Plines

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Pointe des Plines
Pointe des Plines. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Pointe des Plines (3,052 m) is a minor peak on the east edge of the Mont Blanc massif, close to the Aiguille Dorees, and overlooking the Saleina Glacier in the canton of Valais.

A shelter of the Swiss Alpine Club, the Bivouac de l'Envers des Dorées, is located west of the summit.

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

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