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La Tournette

La Tournette

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Not to be confused with Rocher de la Tournette on Mont Blanc. For the slow potter's wheel also called a tournette, see Potter's wheel.

The Tournette (2,351 m or 7,713 ft) is a mountain in the Bornes Massif in Haute-Savoie, France. It is the highest of the mountains surrounding Lake Annecy and has a prominence of 1,514 (4,967 ft), qualifying it as an Ultra.

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It is possible to drive most of the way up, parking at Chalet De L'Aulp. From here the summit can be reached via a well marked path in around 3 hours. The final third of the climb requires some scrambling, but there are chains and ladders in all the difficult sections. [citation needed]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Europe Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
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