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Mont Mort

Coordinates: 45°51′49″N 7°10′43″E / 45.86361°N 7.17861°E / 45.86361; 7.17861
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Mont Mort
Mont Mort is located in Alps
Mont Mort
Mont Mort
Location in the Alps
Highest point
Elevation2,867 m (9,406 ft)
Prominence232 m (761 ft)[1]
Coordinates45°51′49″N 7°10′43″E / 45.86361°N 7.17861°E / 45.86361; 7.17861
Geography
LocationValais, Switzerland
Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangePennine Alps

Mont Mort is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It is located on the main chain of the Alps, just south-east of the Great St Bernard Pass.

On the west side of the mountain is a secondary summit named Petit Mont Mort (2,809 m). The Great St Bernard Tunnel runs below it.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Col Ouest de Barasson (2,635 m).
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