Mont Aiguille
Mont Aiguille | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,087 m (6,847 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 451 m (1,480 ft)[2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 44°50′31″N 05°33′09″E / 44.84194°N 5.55250°E |
Geography | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Département | Isère |
Commune | Chichilianne |
Parent range | Vercors Massif |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1492 by Antoine de Ville |
Easiest route | Basic rock climb |
Mont Aiguille (2,087 m (6,847 ft)) is a mountain in the Vercors Massif of the French Prealps, located 58 km (36 mi) south of Grenoble, in the commune of Chichilianne, and the département of Isère. The mountain, known as one of the Seven Wonders of Dauphiné, is a relatively flat limestone mesa surrounded by steep cliffs. The mountain lies within an area designated in 1970 as the Vercors Regional Natural Park. Mont Aiguille's limestone cliffs, especially on the northwest side, are popular with climbers. Its first climb in 1492 was said to mark the birth of mountaineering.
Topography and geography
Mont Aiguille is a mesa eroded from the Vercors Plateau in the
Geomorphology and geology
Geomorphologically, the mountain is a
Mont Aiguille is a limestone mesa, previously connected to the main body of the high
History
According to Roman legend, the mountain was torn from the rest of the Vercors when a hunter named Ibicus saw naked goddesses on the mountain and was changed into an ibex as punishment.[5] In the medieval period, Mont Aiguille was traditionally called "Mount Inaccessible", and typically depicted as an "inverted pyramid" or "mushroom".[6] Since at least the thirteenth century, the mountain has been regarded as one of the
Gallery
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Mont Aiguille with the arch from Little Needle
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Mont Aiguille
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Clelles-Mens station
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Mont Aiguille viewed from RN Clelles
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Mont Aiguille
References
- ^ "Topographic map of Mont Aiguille". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Mont Aiguille". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ a b Google (2 January 2013). "Mont Aiguille" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Mont Aiguille". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Histoire et Événements" (in French). p. Le Mont Aiguille - Supereminet invius. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mont Aiguille (2086m)" [Mount Needle (2086m)] (in French). Mont Aiguille.com. 12 January 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "Geologie" (in French). p. Le Mont Aiguille - Supereminet invius. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "Mont Aiguille" (in French). Geol-Alp. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ a b "L'ascension historique de 1492" [The historic ascent of 1492] (in French). Mont-Aiguille.com. 12 January 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- Unsworth, Walt (1994). Hold the Heights: The Foundations of Mountaineering. Seattle: Penguin Books. pp. 19–20.
- ^ a b "Alpinisme" [Alpinism] (in French). Mont Aiguille.com. 12 January 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ISBN 978-2-8317-0032-8.
External links
- Media related to Mont Aiguille at Wikimedia Commons