Petit Vignemale

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Petit Vignemale

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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)
Prominence 70 metres (230 ft)
Listing List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
Coordinates 42°46′29″N0°08′05″E / 42.77472°N 0.13472°E / 42.77472; 0.13472 Coordinates: 42°46′29″N0°08′05″E / 42.77472°N 0.13472°E / 42.77472; 0.13472 [1]
Geography
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Petit Vignemale
Location in the Pyrenees
Location Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Parent range Massif du Vignemale (Pyrenees)
Geology
Age of rock Praguien - Emsien [2]
Climbing
First ascent August 1798 by La Baumelle

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Toponymy

Vignemale is a tautological compound of two pre-Indo-European vin and mal both meaning « mountain ». [3]

Pre-Indo-European languages languages, not necessarily related to one another, that existed in prehistoric Europe and South Asia before the arrival of speakers of Indo-European languages

Pre-Indo-European languages are any of several ancient languages, not necessarily related to one another, that existed in prehistoric Europe and South Asia before the arrival of speakers of Indo-European languages. The oldest Indo-European language texts date from 19th century BCE in Kültepe in modern-day Turkey, and while estimates vary widely, spoken Indo-European languages are believed to have developed at the latest by the third millennium BCE. Thus the Pre-Indo-European languages must have developed earlier than, or in some cases alongside, the Indo-European languages that ultimately displaced them.

Geography

Le Petit Vignemale is located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, near Cauterets and Gavarnie arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost in the Pyrenees National Park.

Hautes-Pyrénées Department of France

Hautes-Pyrénées is a department in southwestern France. It is part of the Occitanie region.

Gavarnie Part of Gavarnie-Gèdre in Occitanie, France

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Argelès-Gazost Subprefecture and commune in Occitanie, France

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Geology

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

Sediment Particulate solid matter that is deposited on the surface of land

Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice or by the force of gravity acting on the particles. For example, sand and silt can be carried in suspension in river water and on reaching the sea bed deposited by sedimentation and if buried, may eventually become sandstone and siltstone.

The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic, spanning 60 million years from the end of the Silurian, 419.2 million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, 358.9 Mya. It is named after Devon, England, where rocks from this period were first studied.

Climbing

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

Access

Two routes :

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References

  1. Coordinates verified via WikiMapia
  2. Source : cartes géologiques à l'échelle 1:50000 du Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières (site en ligne).
  3. Albert Dauzat et al.Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de rivières et de montagnes en France, Lille, Editions Klincksieck, 1982
  4. Source : cartes géologiques à l'échelle 1:50000 du Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières (site en ligne).