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.
| Petit Vignemale | |
|---|---|
 Petit Vignemale (3032 m) au centre, col de la Hourquette d'Ossoue à droite (2 734 m), vue partielle du glacier d'Ossoue (Photo prise du col de Labas) | |
| 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 | |
  Petit Vignemale Location in the Pyrenees | |
| 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 |
Toponymy
editVignemale is a tautological compound of two pre-Indo-European vin and mal both meaning « mountain ».[3]
Geography
editLe Petit Vignemale is located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, near Cauterets and Gavarnie arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost in the Pyrenees National Park.
Geology
editThe summit is composed of sediment masses from the early Devonian period.[4]
Climbing
editThe 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).