Petit Vignemale
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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[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
Vignemale is a tautological compound of two pre-Indo-European vin and mal both meaning « mountain ».[3]
Geography
Le Petit Vignemale is located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, near Cauterets and Gavarnie arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost in the Pyrenees National Park.
Geology
Climbing
The first ascent was made in August 1798 by La Baumelle.
- Access
Two routes :
- normal route (hiking) ;
- north harbor (climbing).