Aiguille du Croissant
| Aiguille du Croissant | |
|---|---|
 Grand Combin, Pennine Alps | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,260 m (13,980 ft) |
| Parent peak | Grand Combin |
| Coordinates | 45°56′27.4″N 7°18′4.6″E / 45.940944°N 7.301278°E |
| Geography | |
  Aiguille du Croissant | |
| Parent range | Pennine Alps |
The Aiguille du Croissant is a minor summit in the Grand Combin massif in the Pennine Alps, Switzerland.[1] Because of its small prominence it was included in the enlarged list of alpine four-thousanders.
The name refers to the crescent shaped summit.[2]
See also
- Swisstopo maps
References
- ^ Conway, Sir William Martin (1890). Climbers' Guide to the Central Pennine Alps. T. Fisher Unwin. p. 14.
- ^ 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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