Turon de Néouvielle
| Turon de Néouvielle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,035 m (9,957 ft) |
| Prominence | 39 m (128 ft)  |
| Coordinates | 42°49′41″N 0°06′27″E / 42.82806°N 0.10750°E |
| Geography | |
  Turon de Néouvielle Pyrenees | |
| Location | Hautes-Pyrénées, France |
| Parent range | Néouvielle massif |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 15 August 1787 Jean-Joseph Vidal and Henri Reboul |
The Turon du Néouvielle is a summit in the French
Pyrenees National Park. It is famous for having the first recorded ascent of a Pyrenees peak over 3,000 metres.[1]
History
In 1787, on the second of August, Jean-Joseph Vidal, an astronomer from Mirepoix, and the chemist Henri Reboul from Toulouse, who was studying the snowmass in the Pyrenees, made the first recorded ascent.[2][3] They gave their names to the rocky ridge which extends from the crest of Turon towards Cap-de-Long Lake.[citation needed]
Access
The peak is easily accessible from Barèges, going past the alpine "hut" of Refuge de la Glère, by Lake Glère.[4]
See also
References
- ^ List of peaks in the Pyrenees by date of ascent
- ^ Rouche, Martine (24 April 2010). "2e journée de printemps de l'histoire locale à Mirepoix". Ariège News. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ISBN 9791090065277.
- ^ "Refuge de la Glère". Pyrēnēes cabanes et refuges.