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Grandes Jorasses, France/Italy

Prominence: 852 m, 2796 ft

Elevation: 4208 meters, 13,806 feet

True Isolation: 7.81 km, 4.85 mi

Highest Summit	Pointe Walker
Subpeaks	Grandes Jorasses-Pointe Whymper (4184 m/13,727 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	45° 52' 7'' N, 6° 59' 18'' E 45.868549, 6.988343 (Dec Deg) 343865 E 5081410 N, Zone 32 (UTM)
Country	France Italy
State/Province	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Valle d’Aosta
County/Second Level Region	Haute-Savoie Aosta
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From the lower Vallée Blanche ski route, the massive Aiguille du Tacul dominates the view. The Aiguille de Rochefort is the pointy peak to the right, and the famous Grandes Jorasses is in the background to the left (1996-03-12).
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 852 m/2796 ft Optimistic Prominence: 852 m/2796 ft Line Parent: Mont Maudit Key Col: Col du Géant 3356 m/11,010 ft
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 7.81 km/4.85 mi Isolation Limit Point: 45.8567, 6.8892 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Mont Blanc du Tacul (W)
Ranges	Continent: Europe Range2: Alps Range3: Western Alps Range4: Savoy Alps Range5: Mont Blanc Massif
Drainage Basins	Po Adriatic Sea Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ocean
First Ascent	June 30, 1868 Melchior Anderegg Julien Grange Johan Juan Horace Walker
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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