Aiguille de Tré la Tête
| Aiguille de Tré la Tête | |
|---|---|
View of the Aiguille de Tré la Tête | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | aiguille centrale SE |
| Elevation | 3,930 m (12,890 ft) |
| Prominence | 588 m (1,929 ft) |
| Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
| Coordinates | 45°47′42″N 6°48′54″E / 45.795°N 6.815°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Aosta Valley, Italy (mountain partially in France) |
| Parent range | Mont Blanc massif |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 12 July 1864 by Anthony Adams Reilly and Edward Whymper with Michel Croz, Michel Payot and H. Charlet |
| Normal route | ENE arête (PD+) then the Bivouac Rainetto |
The Aiguille de Tré-la-Tête is a mountain in the south of the Mont Blanc massif. Its highest point, the central southeast pinnacle, is 3,930 metres (12,894 ft) above sea level and is located in Italy. Only the northwest pinnacle is situated on the border with France. It forms a chain with the Dômes de Miage.
It comprises four summits:
- l'aiguille Nord or Tête Blanche (3,892 m); north top
- l'aiguille centrale Nord-Ouest (3,846 m); central northwest top
- l'aiguille centrale Sud-Est (highest point, 3,930 m); central southeast top
- l'aiguille orientale (3,895 m); east top.
The western slope of the mountain is part of the Contamines-Montjoie Nature Reserve