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Aiguille du Midi

Elevation
3,842 m
#1,688
in the world
#22
in France
310 m
prominence

Aiguille du Midi is a peak in France, rising to 3,842 m, the 22nd highest we list in France, part of the Mont Blanc massif.

Isolation
1.7 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#13 in the range
Nearest town
21 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Aiguille du Midi

Aiguille du Midi lies in France, in Rhone-Alpes.

Key facts

Elevation
3,842 m (12,605 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
310 m
Type
Peak
Region
Rhone-Alpes
Coordinates
45.879, 6.888

How it ranks

Among peaks in France
#22of 320
LargestSmallest
In the Mont Blanc massif
#13of 50
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,688of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Aiguille du Plan3,673 m2.0 km
Mont Blanc du Tacul4,248 m2.4 km
Mont Maudit4,465 m3.6 km
Aiguille des Grands Charmoz3,445 m3.8 km
La Tour Ronde3,792 m4.2 km
Dent du Géant4,013 m5.3 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Aiguille du Midi.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
SallanchesFrance16,72521 km
Martigny-VilleSwitzerland18,30129 km
ClusesFrance19,78932 km
AostaItaly35,26137 km
MontheySwitzerland17,77742 km

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.