Petit Vignemale
Petit Vignemale | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,032 m (9,948 ft) |
Prominence | 70 m (230 ft) |
Listing | List of Pyrenean three-thousanders |
Coordinates | 42°46′29″N 0°08′05″E / 42.77472°N 0.13472°ECoordinates: 42°46′29″N 0°08′05″E / 42.77472°N 0.13472°E[1] |
Geography | |
Petit Vignemale Location in the Pyrenees | |
Location | Hautes-Pyrénées, France |
Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
Parent range | (Pyrenees) |
Geology | |
Age of rock | - [2] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | August 1798 by |
The Petit Vignemale is a summit in the French Pyrenees in the . Access is possible either by the Gaube valley (beyond Cauterêts), or la .
Toponymy[]
Vignemale is a tautological compound of two pre-Indo-European vin and mal both meaning « mountain ».[3]
Geography[]
Le Petit Vignemale is located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, near Cauterets and Gavarnie arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost in the Pyrenees National Park.
Geology[]
The summit is composed of sediment masses from the early Devonian period.[4]
Climbing[]
The first ascent was made in August 1798 by La Baumelle.
- Access
Two routes :
- normal route (hiking) ;
- north harbor (climbing).
References[]
- ^ Coordinates verified via WikiMapia
- ^ Source : à l'échelle 1:50000 du Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières (site en ligne).
- ^ Albert Dauzat et al. Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de rivières et de montagnes en France, Lille, Editions Klincksieck, 1982
- ^ Source : cartes géologiques à l'échelle 1:50000 du Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières (site en ligne).
Categories:
- Mountains of the Pyrenees
- Mountains of Hautes-Pyrénées
- Pyrenean three-thousanders