Age of rock Praguien - Emsien First ascent 1798 Parent range Vignemale Massif | Elevation 3,032 m Mountain range Pyrenees | |
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Location Hautes-Pyrénées, France Similar Vignemale, Cerbillona, Piton Carre, Pointe Chausenque, Clot de la Hount | ||
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.
Contents
- Map of Petit Vignemale 65170 Aragnouet France
- ToponymyEdit
- GeographyEdit
- GeologyEdit
- ClimbingEdit
- References
Map of Petit Vignemale, 65170 Aragnouet, France
ToponymyEdit
Vignemale is a tautological compound of two pre-Indo-European vin and mal both meaning « mountain ».
GeographyEdit
Le Petit Vignemale is located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, near Cauterets and Gavarnie arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost in the Pyrenees National Park.
GeologyEdit
The summit is composed of sediment masses from the early Devonian period.
ClimbingEdit
The first ascent was made in August 1798 by La Baumelle.
Two routes :
References
Petit Vignemale Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA