Pointe Kurz (3,677 m) is a
mountain
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of the
Mont Blanc Massif, located on the border between
France
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and
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. It lies between the glaciers of
Argentière
Argentière () is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and mountaineering village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, at an altitude of .La Fouly
La Fouly is a village in Val Ferret in the Swiss canton of Valais
Valais ( , ; ), more formally, the Canton of Valais or Wallis, is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed o ...
, the closest locality.
The Pointe Kurz is the highest summit of the ''Aiguilles Rouges du Dolent'', a small range situated between the
Tour Noir
The Tour Noir is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif on the Swiss- French border. It is located between the Aiguille d'Argentière
The Aiguille d'Argentière () is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif, Mont Blanc massif on the border between ...
and
Mont Dolent
Mont Dolent () is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif and lies on the border between Italy, Switzerland and France.
As a mountain, Mont Dolent is regarded as the tripoint between Italy, Switzerland and France, although the tripoint itself lies ...
. 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).
See also
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List of mountains of Switzerland named after people
This is a list of mountains and summits of Switzerland named after people. Only a few mountains were named after people, as it is not a common practice in Switzerland. These mountains were often named after those who were the first to climb them, ...
References
External links
Pointe Kurz on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of Valais
Mountains of Haute-Savoie
France–Switzerland border
International mountains of Europe
Mountains of Switzerland
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