Pointe des Plines

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Pointe des Plines

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Pointe des Plines
Highest point
Elevation 3,052 m (10,013 ft)
Prominence 42 m (138 ft) [1]
Coordinates 45°58′50″N7°03′20″E / 45.98056°N 7.05556°E / 45.98056; 7.05556 Coordinates: 45°58′50″N7°03′20″E / 45.98056°N 7.05556°E / 45.98056; 7.05556
Geography
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Pointe des Plines
Location in Switzerland
Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Mont Blanc Massif

The Pointe des Plines (3,052 m) is a minor peak on the east edge of the Mont Blanc massif, close to the Aiguille Dorees, and overlooking the Saleina Glacier in the canton of Valais.

Mont Blanc massif Mountain range in the Alps

The Mont Blanc massif is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end. It contains eleven major independent summits, each over 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) in height. It is named after Mont Blanc, the highest point in western Europe and the European Union. Because of its considerable overall altitude, a large proportion of the massif is covered by glaciers, which include the Mer de Glace and the Miage Glacier – the longest glaciers in France and Italy, respectively.

Saleina Glacier glacier

The Saleina Glacier is a 6 km (3.7 mi) long glacier (2002) situated on the north-eastern edge of the Mont Blanc Massif in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It flows in a roughly north-easterly direction from the Aiguille d'Argentière, down towards the Val Ferret. The Saleina Hut sits above its right bank at an altitude of 2,691 meters above sea level.

A shelter of the Swiss Alpine Club, the Bivouac de l'Envers des Dorées, is located west of the summit.

Swiss Alpine Club mountaineering club

The Swiss Alpine Club is the largest mountaineering club in Switzerland. It was founded in 1863 in Olten and it is now composed of 111 sections with 110,000 members (2006). These include the Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located north of the summit at 3,015 metres.