Mont Avril is a

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of the

Pennine Alps The Pennine Alps (, , , ), sometimes referred to as the Valais Alps (which are just the Northern Swiss part of the Pennine Alps), are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Italy (the Aosta Valley and Piedmont) an ...

, located on the

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- Italian border. Its summit has an elevation of 3,347 metres above sea level and can be reached by a trail from the Fenêtre de Durand (2,800 m). Mont Avril is considered the smaller brother of Mont Gelé.

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Mont Avril on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps Alpine three-thousanders Mountains of Aosta Valley Italy–Switzerland border International mountains of Europe Mountains of Valais Mountains of Switzerland {{Aosta-mountain-stub