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Pointe Kurz

Coordinates: 45°56′18″N 7°02′07.5″E / 45.93833°N 7.035417°E / 45.93833; 7.035417
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Pointe Kurz
The east side. The Grand Gendarme on the left, the Pointe Morin on the right
Highest point
Elevation3,677 m (12,064 ft)
Prominence169 m (554 ft)[1]
Parent peakAiguille d'Argentière
Coordinates45°56′18″N 7°02′07.5″E / 45.93833°N 7.035417°E / 45.93833; 7.035417
Geography
Pointe Kurz is located in Alps
Pointe Kurz
Pointe Kurz
Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland
Haute-Savoie, France
Parent rangeMont Blanc Massif

Pointe Kurz (3,677 m) is a mountain of the Mont Blanc Massif, located on the border between France and Switzerland. It lies between the glaciers of Argentière and L'A Neuve, west of La Fouly, the closest locality.

The Pointe Kurz is the highest summit of the Aiguilles Rouges du Dolent, a small range situated between the Tour Noir and Mont Dolent. Other important summits of the Aiguilles Rouges du Dolent are: north of the Pointe Kurz the Pointe Morin (3587 m); south of the Pointe Kurz the Grand Gendarme (depending on the map between 3598 m and 3600 m), the Pointe de la Fouly (3608 m) and the Aiguille de l'Amône (3585 m).

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References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Brêche d'Argentière (3,508 m).
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