The Petit Vignemale is a summit in the French Pyrenees in the massif du Vignemale. Access is possible either by the Gaube valley (beyond Cauterets), or la vallée d'Ossoue.
Toponymy Vignemale is a tautological compound of two pre-Indo-European vin and mal both meaning « mountain ».Albert Dauzat et al. Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de rivières et de montagnes en France, Lille, Editions Klincksieck, 1982
Geography Le Petit Vignemale is located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, near Cauterets and Gavarnie arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost in the Pyrenees National Park.
Geology The summit is composed of sediment masses from the early Devonian period.Source : cartes géologiques à l'échelle 1:50000 du Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières (site en ligne).
Climbing The first ascent was made in August 1798 by La Baumelle.
Access Two routes : normal route (hiking); north harbor (climbing).
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