Prominence 372 m (1,220 ft) First ascent 6 August 1882 Mountain range Alps, Pennine Alps | Elevation 3,585 m Parent range Pennine Alps | |
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Location Valais, Switzerland/Aosta Valley, Italy Similar Bouquetins, Tête de Valpelline, L'Evêque, Punta Kurz, Mont Collon | ||
Mont brul
Mont Brulé (also known as Mont Brûlé or Mont Braoulé) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border, east of the Col Collon. On its northern side it overlooks the upper Arolla Glacier.
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Map of Mont Brul%C3%A9, 11010 Bionaz, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Toponym
Though in French this name means "burnt mountain", this toponym comes from Valdôtain Francoprovençal patois. According to Aostan botanist and scientist Joseph-Marie Henry, the word Broillà means "made of breuils", Breuil meaning alpine marshy berm, as for Breuil in Valtournenche.
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Mont Brulé Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA