Pointe des Ecandies

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Pointe des Ecandies
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Pointe des Ecandies (left summit) and Petite Pointe d'Orny (central summit)
Highest point
Elevation 2,873 m (9,426 ft)
Prominence 90 m (300 ft) [1]
Coordinates 46°00′54.4″N7°02′22.1″E / 46.015111°N 7.039472°E / 46.015111; 7.039472
Geography
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Pointe des Ecandies
Location in Switzerland
Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Mont Blanc Massif

The Pointe des Ecandies is a mountain of the Mont Blanc Massif, located between Trient and Champex in the canton of Valais. It is located north of the Pointe d'Orny and east of the Trient Glacier.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located south of the summit at 2,783 metres.