The Aiguilles Dorées (3,519 m) are a multi-summited mountain of the
Mont Blanc massif, overlooking the
Plateau du Trient
The Trient Glacier (french: Glacier du Trient) is a 4.3 km long glacier (2007) in the Mont Blanc Massif in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 6.4 km².
The upper part of the glacier forms a large plateau na ...
in the canton of
Valais.
They lie east of the Petite Fourche, on the range between the glaciers of
Trient and
Saleina
The Saleina Glacier (french: Glacier de saleina, formerly spelled ''Saleinaz'') is a 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 dir ...
.
The main (and westernmost) summit is named ''Aiguille de la Varappe''. The other summits are the ''Tête Biselx'' (3,509 m) and ''Le Trident'' (3,436 m).
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Aiguilles Dorées on HikrAiguilles Dorées on Summitpost
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of Valais
Mountains of Switzerland
Mont Blanc massif
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