Ailefroide

The Ailefroide (3,954 m) is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps, and is the third highest peak in the Dauphiné Alps after the Barre des Écrins and La Meije. It lies at the south-western end of the Mont Pelvoux–Pic Sans Nom–Ailefroide ridge.

Key facts

Mountain.name: Ailefroide
Mountain.image: Ailefroide_mit_Glacier_Noir.jpg
Mountain.image_caption: North face of the Ailefroide above the southern branch of the Glacier Noir, seen from the Col de la Temple (3322m)
Mountain.elevation_m: 3,954
Mountain.prominence_m: 762
Mountain.range: Dauphiné Alps
Mountain.location: Hautes-Alpes/Isère, France
Mountain.map: France
Mountain.label_position: left
Mountain.listing: Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Mountain.first_ascent: 7 July 1870 by W. A. B. Coolidge, Christian Almer and Ulrich Almer
Mountain.easiest_route: snow/rock climb

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: mountain
Country: France
Located in: Isère
Elevation: 3954
Image: Ailefroide (3953) Face Nord.jpg

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Commons category: L'Ailefroide
topographic prominence: 762
located in/on physical feature: Dauphiné Alps
located in protected area: Écrins National Park
topographic isolation: 4.11

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There are three main summits on the mountain: ''L'Ailefroide Occidentale (3,954 m): first ascent by W. A. B. Coolidge with guides Christian Almer and Ulrich Almer on 7 July 1870 L'Ailefroide Centrale (3,928 m): first ascent by Auguste Reynier, Pierre Gaspard (father), Christophe Clot and Joseph Turc on 8 August 1889 L'Ailefroide Orientale'' (3,848 m): first ascent by J. Nérot, Emile Pic and Giraud-Lézin on 25 August 1880

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