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Dufourspitze (4634m)

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Dufourspitze culmine à 4634 mètres en Switzerland, faisant partie de Alps, Europe. Ce sommet est classé comme Fold Mountain.

Dufourspitze — 4,634m — Switzerland — watercolor illustration
Altitude
4634 m
Proéminence
— m
Coordonnées
45,936667, 7,866667
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 Dufourspitze 4634 m

À propos de cette montagne

Dufourspitze (4634m) is a fold mountain in the Alps, Switzerland. Grade 4/5: technical ascent requiring mountaineering skills and equipment. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges.

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Conditions saisonnières

Analyse topographique

Carte de contour

Topographic contour map of Dufourspitze (4634m)

The topographic contour map of Dufourspitze (4634m) 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 4,634m 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 Dufourspitze (4634m)

The east–west elevation profile of Dufourspitze (4634m) in the Alps shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 4,634m. 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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