Petit Vignemale

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)
Elevation	3,032 m (9,948 ft)
Listing	List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
Location
Petit Vignemale Location in the Pyrenees
Location	Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Range	Massif du Vignemale (Pyrenees)
Coordinates	42°46′29″N 0°08′05″E / 42.77472°N 0.13472°E / 42.77472; 0.13472Coordinates: 42°46′29″N 0°08′05″E / 42.77472°N 0.13472°E / 42.77472; 0.13472[1]
Geology
Age of rock	Praguien - Emsien[2]

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.

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

The summit is composed of sediment masses from the early Devonian period.^[4]

Climbing

The first ascent was made in August 1798 by La Baumelle.

Access

Two routes :

• normal route (hiking) ;
• north harbor (climbing).

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