Easiest route From glacier d'Ossoue First ascent 30 June 1822 | Elevation 3,204 m Mountain range Pyrenees | |
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Location Hautes-Pyrénées, France Parent range Massif du Vignemale (Pyrenees) Similar Piton Carre, Clot de la Hount, Cerbillona, Petit Vignemale, Grand Tapou | ||
La Pointe Chausenque, culminating at 3,204 m is a summit in the Massif du Vignemale in the French Pyrenees.
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Map of Pointe Chausenque, 65170 Aragnouet, France
TopographyEdit
Virtually as high as the glacier d'Ossoue to the south, it dominates from 600 m le glacier des Oulettes to the north.
It is the highest pyrenean summit located only in France, north of the French-Spanish border.
HistoryEdit
The first ascent was led out by Vincent de Chausenque and a guide from Cauterets on June 30, 1822. The summit was reached from the Petit Vignemale by the ridge linking both summits.
References
Pointe Chausenque Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA