Tour Ronde | |
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![]() Tour Ronde and the Géant Glacier | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,792 m (12,441 ft) |
Prominence | 165 m (541 ft) ![]() |
Coordinates | 45°50′43″N 6°54′23″E / 45.845142°N 6.906388°E |
Geography | |
Parent range | Mont Blanc massif |
Climbing | |
First ascent | J.H. Blackhouse, T.H. Carson, Douglas William Freshfield, C.C. Tucker, Daniel Balleys & Michel Payot, 22 July 1867 |
Easiest route | South-east Ridge (PD) |
The Tour Ronde (3,792 metres (12,441 ft)) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps, situated on the border between France and Italy. It is a prominent mountain, some 3.5 km north-east of Mont Blanc, but is effectively part of a continuation of the south eastern spur of Mont Maudit (l'Arete de la Brenva) which forms a frontier ridge between the two countries. It is easily accessible to mountaineers and provides not only a very good viewpoint from its summit of the Brenva face and the major peaks on the southern side of Mont Blanc, but it also offers a popular introduction to alpine climbing of all grades, including a north face ascent.