Vincent Pyramid
Vincent Pyramid | |
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Vincentpyramid | |
View from the Parrotspitze (north side) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,215 m (13,829 ft) |
Prominence | 128 m (420 ft) [1] |
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 Johann Nikolaus and Joseph Vincent |
The Vincent Pyramid (Italian: Vincentpiramid, 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 Ghacciaio delle Piode.
The Vincent Pyramid summit was successfully climbed on 15 August 1819 by the brothers Johann Nikolaus and Joseph Vincent, after whom the peak has been named.
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