The Aiguille de Tré-la-Tête is a mountain in the south of the
Mont Blanc massif. Its highest point, the central southeast pinnacle, is above sea level and is located in
Italy. Only the northwest pinnacle is situated on the border with
France. It forms a chain with the
Dômes de Miage
The Dômes de Miage are a line of mountain peaks in the south of the Mont Blanc massif that reach a height of 3,673 metres. The snow-covered arête from which they rise is over three kilometres long. The six peaks in the chain are (from southwes ...
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It comprises four summits:
* l'aiguille Nord or ''Tête Blanche'' (3,892 m) ; north top
* l'aiguille centrale Nord-Ouest (3,846 m) ; central northwest top
* l'aiguille centrale Sud-Est (highest point, 3,930 m) ; central southeast top
* l'aiguille orientale (3,895 m); east top.
The western slope of the mountain is part of the
Contamines-Montjoie Nature Reserve
History
In September 2007, the body of a young mountaineer, who had died in 1954, was discovered on the
glacier. It was found by a hiker at an elevation of 2,500 metres below a mountain trail. After investigation, it was ascertained to be a 24-year-old man who had disappeared on 4 August 1954 with his 21-year-old brother and 16-year-old sister, returning from climbing the ascent ''Aiguille de la Lex Blanche'' (3,697 m) The bodies of two younger people were found two kilometres above the foot of the glacier face.
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See also
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List of mountains of the Alps above 3000 m
This page tabulates only the most prominent mountains of the Alps, selected for having a topographic prominence of ''at least'' , and all of them exceeding in height. Although the list contains 537 summits, some significant alpine mountains ar ...
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Aiguille de Tré la Tèteat camptocamp.
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Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Aosta Valley
Mountains partially in France
Alpine three-thousanders
Mont Blanc massif