Mont Aiguille | |
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![]() Mont Aiguille (right) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,087 m (6,847 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 451 m (1,480 ft)[2] |
Coordinates | 44°50′31″N 05°33′09″E / 44.84194°N 5.55250°E |
Geography | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Département | Isère |
Commune | Chichilianne |
Parent range | Vercors Massif |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1492 by Antoine de Ville |
Easiest route | Basic rock climb |
Mont Aiguille (2,087 m (6,847 ft)) is a mountain in the Vercors Massif of the French Prealps, located 58 km (36 mi) south of Grenoble, in the commune of Chichilianne, and the département of Isère. The mountain, known as one of the Seven Wonders of Dauphiné, is a relatively flat limestone mesa surrounded by steep cliffs. The mountain lies within an area designated in 1970 as the Vercors Regional Natural Park. Mont Aiguille's limestone cliffs, especially on the northwest side, are popular with climbers. Its first climb in 1492 was said to mark the birth of mountaineering.