Combin de la Tsessette
Combin de la Tsessette | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,135 m (13,566 ft) |
Prominence | 52 m (171 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Grand Combin |
Isolation | 0.74 km (0.46 mi) |
Coordinates | 45°56′34″N 7°18′39″E / 45.94278°N 7.31083°ECoordinates: 45°56′34″N 7°18′39″E / 45.94278°N 7.31083°E |
Geography | |
Combin de la Tsessette Location in Switzerland | |
Location | Valais, Switzerland |
Parent range | Pennine Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | E.F.M.Benecke and H.A.Cohen on 21st July 1894. |
Easiest route | From the Panossiere hut via Mur de la Cote and Col du Croissant. |
The Combin de la Tsessette is the third highest summit in the Grand Combin massif. It lies east of the Grand Combin summit (Combin de Grafeneire) and overlooks the Lac de Mauvoisin.
First known ascent by E.F.M.Benecke and H.A.Cohen on 21st July 1894. [2]
See also[]
- List of 4000 metre peaks of the Alps
References[]
Categories:
- Alpine four-thousanders
- Mountains of the Alps
- Mountains of Valais
- Pennine Alps
- Mountains of Switzerland
- Four-thousanders of Switzerland
- Valais geography stubs