Aiguille Verte
Aiguille Verte
Elevation:	4,122 m (13,523 feet)
Location:	France-Italy
Range:	Pennine Alps
Prominence:	4,122 m
Coordinates:	45°56′N, 6°43′ECoordinates: 45°56′N 6°43′E
First ascent:	29 June 1865 by Edward Whymper, Christian Almer and Franz Biner

Aiguille Verte (French: Green needle) is a 4,122 m high summit of the Mont Blanc massif. It is one of the 82 peaks in the Alps above 4,000 m. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre (in the U.S., chiefly meter) is a measure of length, approximately equal to 3. ... A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... The Pennine Alps are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Edward Whymper (April 27, 1840 – September 16, 1911), was a British climber and explorer best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. ... This article is about the Alpine mountain. ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ...

It was first climbed on 29 June 1865 by Edward Whymper, Christian Almer and Franz Biner. The second ascent was by Charles Hudson in a guided party via the Moine ridge. June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Edward Whymper (April 27, 1840 – September 16, 1911), was a British climber and explorer best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. ...

External links

• Aiguille Verte on SummitPost.org