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Aiguille du Midi, France

Prominence: 321 m, 1053 ft

Elevation: 3843 meters, 12,608 feet

True Isolation: 1.72 km, 1.07 mi

Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	45° 52' 44'' N, 6° 53' 15'' E 45.878813, 6.887382 (Dec Deg) 336059 E 5082753 N, Zone 32 (UTM)
Country	France
State/Province	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
County/Second Level Region	Haute-Savoie
Links Search Engines - search the web for "Aiguille du Midi": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search Other Web Sites Aiguille du Midi at SummitPost.org Aiguille du Midi at Summits on the Air (Amateur Radio)
Ascent Info Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 119 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 106) Selected Trip Reports: 1982-07 by Turner Bluechel 2003-08-28 by Lee Newton 2010-09-01 by Idesbald Van den Bosch 2014-04-21 by Brendon Chapman 2015-07-17 by Caj Svensson 2016-08-17 by Wojtek K 2017-09-15 by Benjamin Wilson 2018-07-05 by Emily Cheng (GPS Track) 2020-06-01 by Jeffrey Wright (Unsuccessful) 2020-06-01 by Priti Wright (Unsuccessful)
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Perhaps the most famous tram ride in the world terminates at the Aiguille du Midi, in the middle of the glacial splendor of the Mont Blanc massif (1996-03-12).
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 321 m/1053 ft Optimistic Prominence: 321 m/1053 ft Line Parent: Mont Blanc du Tacul Key Col: Col du Midi 3522 m/11,555 ft
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 1.72 km/1.07 mi Isolation Limit Point: 45.8633, 6.8875 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Mont Blanc du Tacul (S)
Ranges	Continent: Europe Range2: Alps Range3: Western Alps Range4: Savoy Alps Range5: Mont Blanc Massif
Drainage Basins	Rhone Gulf of Lion Western Mediterranean Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ocean
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Other Photos

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The famous shot of Aiguille du Midi from Arete des Cosmiques route (2018-07-08). Photo by Emily Cheng.
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The crux of Arete des Cosmiques route up Aiguille du Midi, in freezing snow and hail. That day Derek and I were one of two teams on what is usually a very crowded route (2018-07-08). Photo by Emily Cheng.
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