Aiguille du Midi
North face in winter
Elevation	3842 m./12,605 ft.
Location	France
Range	Mont Blanc
Coordinates	45°52′46.2″N, 6°53′21.8″E
Type	Granite
First ascent	August 4, 1818 by A. Malczewski, J.M. Balmat and 5 guides
Translation	Needle of the South (French)

Aiguille du Midi (el. 3842 m./12,605 ft.) is a rocky outcrop in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. Image File history File links Aiguille_du_Midi_Chamonix_1. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The Himalaya as seen from the International Space Station A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... This article is about the Alpine mountain. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Mountains can be characterized in several ways. ... Close-up of granite from Yosemite National Park, valley of the Merced River Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... 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. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... This article is about the Alpine mountain. ... The French Alps are simply those parts of the Alps mountain range which lie in France. ...

The cable car to the summit, Téléphérique de l'Aiguille du Midi, was built in 1955 and held the title of the world's highest cable car for about two decades. In a spectacular ascent it travels from Chamonix to the top of the Aiguille du Midi - over 2800 m. altitude gain in just 20 minutes. Aerial tramway suspended on two track cables with an additional haulage rope Cable car at Zell am See in the Austrian Alps. ... Panorama of Chamonix valley Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a town and commune in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie département, at the foot of Mont Blanc. ...

The Aiguille summit now contains a panoramic viewing platform, a cafe and a gift shop. The popular Vallée Blanche ski run begins here, and the nearby Cosmiques Refuge is the starting point for one of the routes to the Mont Blanc summit. From the Aiguille another cable car crosses the Glacier de Geant to Point Helbronner (3452m) at the Italian side of the Mont Blanc Massif. Point Helbronner is served with a cable car from Entrevés, a village near Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley (Italy). This article is about the Alpine mountain. ... Courmayeur is a French-speaking Italian town and commune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. ... The Aosta Valley (Italian: Valle dAosta, French: Vallée dAoste, Arpitan: Val dOuta) is a mountainous Region in north-western Italy. ...

Aiguille du Midi Image File history File links Auiguille du midi in winter. ...

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Descending the Aiguille du Midi Téléphérique into Chamonix Descending the Aiguille du Midi Téléphérique into Chamonix. ... Aerial tramway suspended on two track cables with an additional haulage rope Cable car at Zell am See in the Austrian Alps. ...

External link

• Website telepherique Aiguille du Midi

Coordinates: 45°52′46.2″N, 6°53′21.8″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...