Tour Ronde

Tour Ronde
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 / 45.845142; 6.906388
Geography
Tour Ronde Alps
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.