- Source: Grand Cornier
- Komune di departemen Haute-Savoie
- Menthon-Saint-Bernard
- Arondisemen Bonneville
- Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
- Chamonix
- Arondisemen Thonon-les-Bains
- Marie-Christine Barrault
- Arondisemen Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
- Arondisemen Annecy
- Grand Cornier
- Cornier
- Edward Whymper
- Golden age of alpinism
- Grand Mountet Hut
- Pennine Alps
- List of highest mountains of Switzerland
- List of mountains by elevation
- Michel Croz
- Dent Blanche
The Grand Cornier is a 3,962 m (12,999 ft) mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies 2 km (1.2 mi) north from the Dent Blanche.
The first ascent of the mountain was made via the east ridge by Edward Whymper, Christian Almer, Michel Croz and F. Biner on 16 June 1865.
The Mountet hut (2,886 m (9,469 ft)) and Moiry hut (2,825 m (9,268 ft)) are used for the normal ascent routes.
See also
List of mountains of the Alps above 3000 m
List of mountains of Switzerland
References
Collomb, Robin G., Pennine Alps Central, London: Alpine Club, 1975
External links
"Grand Cornier". SummitPost.org.