Vincent Pyramid
Vincent Pyramid | |
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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°ECoordinates: 45°54′28″N 7°51′43″E / 45.90778°N 7.86194°E |
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.
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