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Pointe des Ecandies

Coordinates: 46°00′54.4″N 7°02′22.1″E / 46.015111°N 7.039472°E / 46.015111; 7.039472
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Pointe des Ecandies
Pointe des Ecandies (left summit) and Petite Pointe d'Orny (central summit)
Highest point
Elevation2,873 m (9,426 ft)
Prominence90 m (300 ft)[1]
Coordinates46°00′54.4″N 7°02′22.1″E / 46.015111°N 7.039472°E / 46.015111; 7.039472
Geography
Pointe des Ecandies is located in Switzerland
Pointe des Ecandies
Pointe des Ecandies
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangeMont Blanc Massif

The Pointe des Ecandies is a mountain of the Mont Blanc Massif, located between Trient and Champex in the canton of Valais. It is located north of the Pointe d'Orny and east of the Trient Glacier.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located south of the summit at 2,783 metres.
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