Pointe Percée
{{short description|Mountain in France}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Pointe Percée
| photo = La Pointe Percéee.jpg
| photo_caption = Pointe Percée
| elevation_m = 2753
| elevation_ref = [http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/EuroCoreP1500m.html "Europe Ultra-Prominences"]. Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
| prominence_m = 1643
| listing = Ultra
| map = Alps
| map_caption = Location in the Alps
| label_position =
| location = Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
| range = Aravis Range
| coordinates = {{coord|45|57|20|N|06|33|22|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| type =
| first_ascent = 1865 by M. L. Maquelin (first documented)
| easiest_route =
}}
The Pointe Percée ({{langx|en|"pierced point"}}) is the highest mountain in the Aravis range of the French Prealps of Haute-Savoie. It rises to an elevation of 2,753 metres and has 1,643 metres of topographic prominence, and is thus is classified as an ultra-prominent peak. Its first documented climb was by M. L. Maquelin of Geneva in 1865, though it was likely climbed much earlier.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=13266 "Pointe Percée, France" on Peakbagger]
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Category:Mountains of the Alps
Category:Mountains of Haute-Savoie
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