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Aiguille du Croissant

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Mountain in Switzerland
Aiguille du Croissant
Grand Combin, Pennine Alps
Highest point
Elevation4,260 m (13,980 ft)
Parent peakGrand Combin
Coordinates45°56′27.4″N 7°18′4.6″E / 45.940944°N 7.301278°E / 45.940944; 7.301278
Geography
Aiguille du Croissant is located in SwitzerlandAiguille du CroissantAiguille du CroissantValais, Switzerland
Parent rangePennine Alps

The Aiguille du Croissant is a minor summit in the Grand Combin massif in the Pennine Alps, Switzerland. Because of its small prominence it was included in the enlarged list of alpine four-thousanders.

The name refers to the crescent shaped summit.

See also

References

  1. Conway, Sir William Martin (1890). Climbers' Guide to the Central Pennine Alps. T. Fisher Unwin. p. 14.
  2. Ball, John; Coolidge, William Augustus Brevoort (1898). The Western Alps. Longmans, Green and Company. p. 444. ISBN 978-1-02-239649-4.

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