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Les Agneaux

Coordinates: 44°57′01″N 6°25′47″E / 44.95028°N 6.42972°E / 44.95028; 6.42972
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Les Agneaux
The northwest face
Highest point
Elevation3,664 m (12,021 ft)
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates44°57′01″N 6°25′47″E / 44.95028°N 6.42972°E / 44.95028; 6.42972
Geography
Les Agneaux is located in France
Les Agneaux
Les Agneaux
Parent rangeMassif des Écrins

Les Agneaux (French: [le.z‿a.ɲo]) is a mountain of the Massif des Écrins in Hautes-Alpes, France. Standing at 3,664 m (12,021 ft) in elevation, It is located in the commune of Pelvoux.

The tallest peak on the eastern side of the Écrins massif, the mountain has three different summits; the Agneau Blanc at 3,631 m, the northwest summit at 3,646 m, and the highest summit Agneau Noir. Two main ridges cross the mountain from north to south and from east to west.

Climbs usually start from the south and the view from the top takes in all the main Écrins summits.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Les Agneuax". summitpost.org. Retrieved 5 November 2019.