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Mont Pelvoux (French: [mɔ̃ pɛlvu]) is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps. It stands 3,946 m (12,946 ft) in elevation.
For many years, Mont Pelvoux was believed to be the tallest mountain in the region, since the taller Barre des Écrins cannot be seen from the Durance valley.
The summit of the mountain is called Pointe Puiseux (French: [pwɛ̃t pɥizø]). There are three subpeaks:

Pointe Durand (3,932 m (12,900 ft))
Petit Pelvoux (3,753 m (12,313 ft))
Trois Dents du Pelvoux (3,682 m (12,080 ft))




Ascents


The first ascent of Mont Pelvoux was by Captain Durand and the two chamois hunters Alexis Liotard and Jacques-Etienne Matheoud on July 30, 1828. This party returned, with more people, to the summit in 1830. Both times they climbed the "Pointe Durand".
The highest point is named after the astronomer Victor Puiseux, who reached it first with his guide Pierre Antoine Barnéoud on August 9, 1848. Barnéoud had been the third guide in the 1830 re-ascent.




See also



List of mountains of the Alps above 3000 m




References






External links


Mont Pelvoux on SummitPost
Mont Pelvoux at PeakBagger
The geology of Mont Pelvoux (in French)

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