Pointe Chausenque

Pointe Chausenque

De gauche à droite : Pointe de Chausenque, Piton Carré, couloir de Gaube et Pique Longue du Vignemale
Elevation 3,204 m (10,512 ft)
Listing List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
Location
Pointe Chausenque

Location in the Pyrenees

Location Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Range Massif du Vignemale (Pyrenees)
Coordinates 42°46′25″N 0°08′30″E / 42.77361°N 0.14167°ECoordinates: 42°46′25″N 0°08′30″E / 42.77361°N 0.14167°E[1]
Climbing
First ascent June 30, 1822 by Vincent de Chausenque with a guide from Cauterets
Easiest route From glacier d'Ossoue

La Pointe Chausenque, culminating at 3,204 m is a summit in the Massif du Vignemale in the French Pyrenees.

Topography

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.

History

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

  1. Source : Géoportail