Aiguilles d'Arves
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Elevation3,514 m (11,529 ft)(Aiguille Méridionale)
Prominence1,429 m (4,688 ft)[1]
ListingFrench Alps Peaks with 600 metres of Prominence (Rank #9)
Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Alpine mountains above 3000 m
| Aiguilles d’Arves | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Aiguilles d'Arves, seen from the air from the southeast. From left to right: Aiguille Méridionale, Aiguille Centrale and Aiguille Septentrionale. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,514 m (11,529 ft)(Aiguille Méridionale) |
| Prominence | 1,429 m (4,688 ft)[1] |
| Listing | French Alps Peaks with 600 metres of Prominence (Rank #9) Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
| Coordinates | 45°07′23″N 6°20′04″E / 45.12306°N 6.33444°E |
| Geography | |
  Aiguilles d’Arves France | |
| Location | Savoie, France |
| Parent range | Dauphiné Alps |
| Topo map(s) | TOP25 Series, Map 3435ET, Valloire, Aiguilles d'Arves, Col du Galibier, IGN |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Almer and Coolidge, 1878 (Aiguille Méridionale) |
| Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
The Aiguilles d’Arves (3,514 metres (11,529 ft)) is a mountain in the Arves Massif in the French Alps. The mountain, comprising three separate peaks (in French Aiguille), is the highest point of the massif, and is located in the department of Savoie.
The summits that make up the Aiguilles d'Arves are described in the following table.
| Name | Translation | Height | First ascent |
|---|---|---|---|
| L’Aiguille Meridionale | The Southern Needle | 3,514 metres (11,529 ft) | Father and son Almer and W. A. B. Coolidge, 22 July 1878 |
| L’Auguille Centrale | The Central Needle | 3,513 metres (11,526 ft) | Pierre Alexis and Benoît Nicolas Magnin in 1839 |
| L’Aiguille Septentrionale, Bec Nord | The Northern Needle | 3,364 metres (11,037 ft) | Coolidge, father and son Almer, 23 July 1878 |
| L’Aiguille Septentrionale, Bec Sud | The Northern Needle | 3,358 metres (11,017 ft) | Meta Brevoort, Coolidge, father and son Almer, in 1873 |
For reasons apparent from the picture, Aiguille Septentrionale is also called the Tête de Chat (Cat Head).