Pointe Chausenque

Pointe Chausenque
De gauche à droite : Pointe de Chausenque, Piton Carré, couloir de Gaube et Pique Longue du Vignemale
Highest point
Elevation3,204 m (10,512 ft)
ListingList of Pyrenean three-thousanders
Coordinates42°46′25″N 0°08′30″E / 42.77361°N 0.14167°E / 42.77361; 0.14167[1]
Geography
Pointe Chausenque is located in Pyrenees
Pointe Chausenque
Pointe Chausenque
Location in the Pyrenees
LocationHautes-Pyrénées, France
RegionMidi-Pyrénées
Parent rangeMassif du Vignemale (Pyrenees)
Climbing
First ascentJune 30, 1822 by Vincent de Chausenque with a guide from Cauterets
Easiest routeFrom glacier d'Ossoue

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

Topography

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Source : Géoportail