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Aiguille du Midi (3842m)

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Aiguille du Midi culmine à 3842 mètres en France, faisant partie de Alps, Europe. Ce sommet est classé comme Fold Mountain.

Aiguille du Midi — 3,842m — France — watercolor illustration
Altitude
3842 m
Proéminence
— m
Coordonnées
45,879722, 6,887222
Type
fold_mountain

Comparaison des altitudes

Niveau de la mer 0 m Ben Nevis 1,345 m Mont Blanc 4,808 m Denali 6,190 m Mt. Everest 8,849 m Aiguille du Midi 3842 m

À propos de cette montagne

Aiguille du Midi (3842m) is a fold mountain in the Alps, France. Grade 3/5: strenuous climb with technical sections demanding experience. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges. Routes involve exposed ridge sections and require careful route-finding.

Itinéraires

Conditions saisonnières

Analyse topographique

Carte de contour

Topographic contour map of Aiguille du Midi (3842m)

The topographic contour map of Aiguille du Midi (3842m) in the Alps shows elongated parallel contours following the ridge axis. Contour lines are drawn at 100m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 500m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 3,842m summit). Above 3,200m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

Profil d'altitude

Elevation profile of Aiguille du Midi (3842m)

The east–west elevation profile of Aiguille du Midi (3842m) in the Alps shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 3,842m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak. The dashed blue snow line at 3,200m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.

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