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Pointe Chausenque

Pointe Chausenque or Punta Chausenca is 3,204m summit in the Vignemale. Vignemale is a massif in the French Pyrenees.

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Pointe Chausenque
From left to right: Pointe Chausenque, Piton Carré, Couloir de Gaube, and Pique Longue
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
Geography
Pointe Chausenque
Location in the Pyrenees
LocationHautes-Pyrénées, France
Region
Midi-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

Pointe Chausenque or Punta Chausenca is 3,204m summit in the Vignemale.1 Vignemale is a massif in the French Pyrenees.

Topography

Virtually as high as the Ossoue glacier to the south, it dominates from 600 m the fr:Glacier des Oulettes de Gaube to the north.

It is the highest Pyrenean summit located only in France, north of the French-Spanish border.1

History

The first ascent was led out by Vincent de Chausenque and a guide from Cauterets on June 30, 1822.1 The summit was reached from Petit Vignemale via the ridge linking both summits.

References

References

  1. Reynolds, Kev (2001). Walks and climbs in the Pyrenees. Internet Archive. Milnthorpe: Cicerone. pp. 122–124. ISBN 978-1-85284-328-1.