Picco Luigi Amedeo
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| Picco Luigi Amedeo | |
|---|---|
| French: Pointe Louis Amédée | |
 Picco Luigi Amedeo (left of the snowy summit of Mont Blanc and the rocky peak of M Blanc de Courmayeur) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,460 m (14,630 ft) |
| Prominence | 39 m ↓ |
| Isolation | 0.73 km → M Blanc de Courmayeur |
| Coordinates | 45°49′19″N 06°51′55″E / 45.82194°N 6.86528°ECoordinates: 45°49′19″N 06°51′55″E / 45.82194°N 6.86528°E |
| Geography | |
  Picco Luigi Amedeo Location in Italy | |
| Location | Aosta Valley, Italy |
| Parent range | Mont Blanc massif |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 20 July 1901 by G.B. and G.F. Gugliermina with the guide Joseph Brocherel |
Picco Luigi Amedeo (French: Pointe Louis Amédée) (4,460 metres (14,630 ft)) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the Val d'Aosta, Italy. It lies on the Brouillard ridge to the summit of Mont Blanc.[1]
The mountain is named after Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, after whom the Abruzzi Spur on K2 is also named.
The first ascent of the peak was by G.B. and G.F. Gugliermina with the Aostan guide Joseph Brocherel on 20 July 1901. The first ascent of the entire Brouillard ridge including Picco Luigi Amedeo was by Karl Blodig, Humphrey Owen Jones, Geoffrey Winthrop Young with the guide Josef Knubel of St. Niklaus in the canton Valais on 9 August 1911.
See also[]
- List of 4000 metre peaks of the Alps
References[]
- ^ Institut géographique national (1986). 3531 est st-gervais-les-bains mont blanc (Map) (2 ed.). 1:25,000. Serie bleue (in French). Paris: Institut Géographique National.
Categories:
- Mountains of Aosta Valley
- Mountains of the Alps
- Alpine four-thousanders
- Mont Blanc massif