Aiguille du Midi ( French: Aiguille du Midi - “midday peak”) - a mountain peak in France , Haute Savoie . The top got its name because at noon the sun is directly above this peak, if you look at it from Chamonix .
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| fr. Aiguille du midi | |
 View of the mountain from the side of the Mont Blanc massif . | |
| Highest point | |
| Absolute height | 3843 [1] m |
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| First climb | August 4, 1818 (A.Malzhevsky, D.M. Balmat) |
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| Region | Rhone - Alps |
| Area | Upper Savoy |
| Mountain system | Western Alps |
| Ridge or array | Mont Blanc |
Located in the western part of the Mont Blanc massif , ( Western Alps ). The height of the pointed peak is 3842 m. To the north of the peak, in the valley is the famous French ski resort of Chamonix .
A cable car built in 1955 leads to the summit of Aiguille du Midi from Chamonix. For two decades, the road held the palm as the highest cableway in the world. Until now, it takes the first place in terms of elevation between the lower (1035 m) and upper station (3777 m). The cable car consists of two sections. The first section of Chamonix is Plan de l'Aiguille at an altitude of 2317 m. The second section without intermediate supports raises the cab directly to the upper platform of the cable car. Ascent from Chamonix to the upper station takes 20 minutes. The capacity of the road is 550 people per hour [2] . The ticket price (as of August 28, 2015) was € 57 round-trip. At the upper station there is an observation deck, a cafe with 30 seats and a gift shop [2] .
From the top, the longest 22 km ski slope along the White Valley originates in Chamonix.
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 | Cable cars on Aiguille du Midi |
Another cable car - the Vallee Blanche Aerial Tramway, or Télécabine Panoramic Mont-Blanc - connects the peak with the Helbronner peak (3462 m), located in the southern part of the Mont Blanc massif, in Italy . This cable car operates in the summer. A ride on this cable car provides a panoramic view of the many peaks of the Alps. From the summit of Helbronner it is possible to descend by cable car to La Palud , Courmayeur , located on the Italian side, at the southern foot of the Mont Blanc massif [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Peakbagger.com
- ↑ 1 2 3 Aiguille du Midi (Fr.) (link not available) . Compagnie du Mont-Blanc. Date of treatment February 16, 2010. Archived November 23, 2006.
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Top view from the southwest
View of the mooring platform of the upper cableway station from the top of the Aiguille du Midi. Below is the Chamonix Valley.
View of the peak from the northeast, the beginning of descent along the White Valley
Southern slopes of Aiguille du Midi peak
Northern slopes of Aiguille du Midi peak
Top in winter
Panorama of Mont Blanc. View from the top of Aiguille du Midi
View of the Aiguille du Midi peak from the Chamonix Valley