Aiguille du Tour

{{Short description|Mountain in the Mont Blanc massif}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Aiguille du Tour

| photo = Plateau du Trient.jpg

| photo_size = 285

| photo_caption = Aiguille du Tour (left) from the east side

| elevation_m = 3540

| elevation_ref =

| prominence_m = 259

| prominence_ref= Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Col du Tour (3,281 m).

| map = Alps

| map_caption = Location in the Alps

| range_coordinates =

| location = Valais, Switzerland
Haute-Savoie, France

| range = Mont Blanc Massif

| coordinates = {{coord|45|59|39.9|N|7|0|35.4|E|type:mountain_region:CH_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| first_ascent = M. Dreyfus, R. Duval, P. Henry, and M. Ichac in 1926

| easiest_route =

}}

The Aiguille du Tour ({{convert|3540|m|ft|0}}) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France. The voie normale on the mountain is graded F (facile) and can be climbed from either the Albert Premier Hut on the French side or the Trient Hut on the Swiss side.

The Aiguille du Pissoir (3,440 m) and the Aiguille Purtscheller (3,475 m) are secondary summits located respectively north and south of the Aiguille du Tour.

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