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Mount Tantané

Coordinates: 45°49′00.34″N 07°38′49.31″E / 45.8167611°N 7.6470306°E / 45.8167611; 7.6470306
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Mount Tantané
French: Mont Tantané
Mount Tantané in 2017
Highest point
Elevation2,734 m (8,970 ft)
Prominence122 m (400 ft)
ListingMountains of Italy
Coordinates45°49′00.34″N 07°38′49.31″E / 45.8167611°N 7.6470306°E / 45.8167611; 7.6470306
Geography
Mount Tantané is located in Alps
Mount Tantané
Mount Tantané
Location in the Alps
Mount Tantané is located in Italy
Mount Tantané
Mount Tantané
Mount Tantané (Italy)
LocationAosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangePennine Alps
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Mount Tantané (French pronunciation: [tɑ̃tane]; French: Mont Tantané) is a 2734 metre high mountain of the Pennine Alps in Aosta Valley, Italy. It lies between the Ayas Valley to the east and the Valtournenche Valley to the west.

At the foot of the summit pyramid of the mountain lie the remains of an ancient neolithic settlement, inhabited by the Salassi tribe.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Villaggio Salasso del Tantané". Cervino Outdoor (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-10-13.
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