Petit Vignemale
Appearance
Petit Vignemale | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,032 m (9,948 ft) |
Listing | List of Pyrenean three-thousanders |
Coordinates | 42°46′29″N 0°08′05″E / 42.77472°N 0.13472°E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Hautes-Pyrénées, France |
Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
Parent range | Massif du Vignemale (Pyrenees) |
Geology | |
Rock age | Praguien - Emsien[2] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | August 1798 by La Baumelle |
The Petit Vignemale is a summit in the French Pyrenees in the massif du Vignemale. Access is possible either by the Gaube valley (beyond Cauterêts), or la vallée d'Ossoue.
Toponymy
[edit]Vignemale is a tautological compound of two pre-Indo-European vin and mal both meaning « mountain ».[3]
Geography
[edit]Le Petit Vignemale is located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, near Cauterets and Gavarnie arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost in the Pyrenees National Park.
Geology
[edit]The summit is composed of sediment masses from the early Devonian period.[4]
Climbing
[edit]The first ascent was made in August 1798 by La Baumelle.
- Access
Two routes :
- normal route (hiking) ;
- north harbor (climbing).
References
[edit]- ^ Coordinates verified via WikiMapia
- ^ Source : cartes géologiques 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).