Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla

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Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla
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Highest point
Elevation 3,646 m (11,962 ft)
Prominence 791 m (2,595 ft) [1]
Parent peak Monte Rosa
Listing Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates 46°03′19″N7°26′02″E / 46.05528°N 7.43389°E / 46.05528; 7.43389
Geography
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Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla
Location in Switzerland
Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Pennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent 23 June 1870, by Joseph Gillioz and J.H. Isler

The Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla are a multi-summited mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Arolla in the canton of Valais. The main summit has an elevation of 3,646 metres above sea level.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Pas de Chèvres (2,855 m).