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Please check the License of the images! They are incomplete or missing. -- Paddyez 21:37, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
There is more than just a café at the summit - there are three separate eating establishments of different levels of formality - a snack bar, a café, and a restaurant. 83.78.56.98 06:19, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
The infobox listed the translation of Aiguille du Midi as 'Needle of the South'. This contradicts the text of the article, which gives the translation 'Needle of Midday'. I'm sure the latter is correct, and have corrected the text in the infobox accordingly. Terraxos ( talk) 01:04, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Sorry, but as certain as you are, I think that's folk etymology and not the real thing. The word "midi" does mean noon in French; however, Midi (capitalized) is the French term for the south of France. Go over to the Français version of Wikipedia and look up Midi and see. Then open Google Earth and note that the Aiguille is some degrees southeast of Chamonix and therefore the sun would not be above the peak at noon. There are also other topographic features that have this word in their names, such as the Col du Midi, the Crêt du Midi, the Pointe du Midi, the Dent du Midi, the Rocher du Midi, Midi du Pont and the Pierre à Midi. In each case, the word means "south." 164.144.248.25 ( talk) 22:07, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
"Needle of the Noon"? That's the most laughable thing I've ever heard? Embarrassing. And still like that years later. Wow, wikipedia's a mess!
76.15.69.27 (
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16:01, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
Dear Eric,
you undid my addition to the article with the comment: "rv random unencyclopedic interjection"
You might have a point there.
On the other hand I thought it reasonable to warn people that they might be subject to a headache when ascending with the cable car. Just so they know what to expect.
Do you have any suggestion where such a warning should rather be placed?
Maybe on Wikivoyage? In this case it would be a good idea to refer to the Wikivoyage entry from this article, though.
It there a simple way to do this? With a template maybe?
best regards,
KaiKemmann ( talk) 02:19, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
I propose to remove a statement suggesting that the stated meaning of the peak's name is "apocryphal" because it is WP:OPINION, and is not supported by any sources. How do other editors view this? My reasoning is that there are at least two locally-based Chamonix websites which support the stated suggestion. I don't think we should concern ourselves unduly with the original derivation of a name a couple of hundred or more years ago if we don't have the evidence to debate it. But, on balance, I do feel the insertion of an unsupported statement suggestion that its likely meaning is "apocryphal" pushes that balance firmly in the wrong direction, and is not in the spirit of an encyclopedia based on evidence. I can think of many geographic features where the name is suggestive, but not literal. Within the commune of Chamonix there are a number of churches, and if anyone cares to go to Les Praz de Chamonix, you can look absolutely due south and see the Midi's summit from one of its churches there. (See this Google street view) I don't proffer this as proof of the origin of the summit's name; just as reasoning for removing a strong and unsubstantiated suggestion that it is not. (And if you don't know which summit is which, the Midi is just left of the left-most branch of the bare tree beside the church). And here are two other views looking due south from modern day Chamonix centre, straight towards the Aiguille du Midi from a different church. https://goo.gl/maps/WkBQDg5XBG72 and https://goo.gl/maps/vjWVf2AVhqq. Nick Moyes ( talk) 00:47, 1 June 2017 (UTC)
The photo in the third row, right, is lacking description. Can someone more knowledgeable than me please add. Wigly Pigly ( talk) 11:33, 22 February 2023 (UTC)