Clot de la Hount | |
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centre-left | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,289 m (10,791 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 40 metres (130 ft) |
Listing | List of Pyrenean three-thousanders |
Coordinates | 42°46′23″N0°08′59″E / 42.77306°N 0.14972°E Coordinates: 42°46′23″N0°08′59″E / 42.77306°N 0.14972°E [1] |
Geography | |
Location | France — Spain |
Région Communauté | Midi-Pyrénées Aragon |
Département Province | Hautes-Pyrénées Huesca |
Parent range | Vignemale Massif (Pyrenees) |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | From Glacier d'Ossoue |
The Clot de la Hount or pic du clot de la Hount is a summit of the Pyrenees, located on the Franco-Spanish border in the Vignemale Massif, of which it is the second highest summit in the range, at 3,289 m, after Pique Longue (3,298 m).
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The Vignemale, at 3,298 metres, is the highest of the French Pyrenean summits, on the border with Spain, also part of the peak belongs to Aragon.
The Clot de la Hount is a term coined by shepherds for the area near the bottom of the peak.
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