Vincent Pyramid

Vincent Pyramid
Pyramide Vincent

View from the Parrotspitze (north side)
Highest point
Elevation 4,215 m (13,829 ft)
Prominence 128 m (420 ft) [1]
Isolation 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi)
Parent peak Dufourspitze
Coordinates 45°54′28″N 7°51′43″E / 45.90778°N 7.86194°E / 45.90778; 7.86194Coordinates: 45°54′28″N 7°51′43″E / 45.90778°N 7.86194°E / 45.90778; 7.86194
Geography
Vincent Pyramid

Location in the Alps

Location Aosta Valley/Piedmont
Country Italy
Parent range Pennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent 15 August 1819 by the brothers Nicolas and Joseph Vincent from Gressoney-Saint-Jean

The Vincent Pyramid (Italian: Piramide Vincent, French: Pyramide Vincent) (4,215 m (13,829 ft)) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between the Italian regions of Aosta Valley and Piedmont. The Vincent Pyramid is one of the secondary summits of Monte Rosa. It lies south of the Ludwigshöhe, between the Lysgletscher and the Piode Glacier.

The Vincent Pyramid summit was successfully climbed on 15 August 1819 by the brothers Nicolas (Johann Nikolaus) and Joseph Vincent from Gressoney-Saint-Jean, after whom the peak has been named.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located north of the summit at 4,087 metres.
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