| Torre del Gran San Pietro Tour du Grand-Saint-Pierre | |
|---|---|
 Torre del Gran San Pietro over the Coupé de Money glacier | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,692 m (12,113 ft) |
| Prominence | 332 m (1,089 ft)  |
| Isolation | 7.05 km (4.38 mi) |
| Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
| Coordinates | 45°31′36″N 07°21′29″E / 45.52667°N 7.35806°E |
| Geography | |
  Torre del Gran San Pietro Tour du Grand-Saint-Pierre Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Aosta Valley, Italy |
| Parent range | Graian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 14 July 1867 |
Torre del Gran San Pietro (French: Tour du Grand-Saint-Pierre) is a mountain in the Gran Paradiso massif, a sub-group of the Graian Alps, with an elevation of 3,692 m. It is located between Piedmont and Aosta Valley, in northern Italy, near the Cogne Valley.
First ascent
In 1865 Amé Gorret, Martino Baretti, and J. P. Carrel reached a subsidiary summit on the crest of the mountain, which they subsequently dubbed Pic du Retour.[1] Two years later, Daniel Ballay and Michel Payot guided Douglas Freshfield, C. C. Tucker, T. H. Carson, and J. H. Backhouse to the main summit.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ George Yel, Scrambles in the Eastern Graians, London, 1900
- ↑ Torre del Gran San Pietroage at SummitPost
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