Dome de Rochefort

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Dome de Rochefort
Dôme de Rochefort (center)

Dôme de Rochefort (center)

height 4015  m
location Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes , France ; Aosta Valley , Italy
Mountains Mont Blanc group
Dominance 0.9 km →  Pointe Marguerite
Notch height 190 m ↓  Col des Grandes Jorasses
Coordinates 45 ° 51 '52 "  N , 6 ° 58' 4"  E Coordinates: 45 ° 51 '52 "  N , 6 ° 58' 4"  E
Dôme de Rochefort (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
Dome de Rochefort
First ascent August 12, 1881 by J. Eccles, Alphonse and Michel-Clément Payot

The Dôme de Rochefort is a 4015  m high mountain in the massif of the Grandes Jorasses . It is located on the border between France and Italy in the Mont Blanc group . The first ascent took place on August 12, 1881 by J. Eccles, Alphonse and Michel-Clément Payot .

The overall difficulty is rated as fairly difficult (ZS) today and II for climbing .

In René Magritte's surrealist painting “The Domain of Arnhem” (1938) he is depicted alienated as the head of an eagle.

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