La Pointe Chausenque, culminating at 3,204 m is a summit in the Massif du Vignemale in the French Pyrenees.

Pointe Chausenque
De gauche à droite : Pointe de Chausenque, Piton Carré, couloir de Gaube et Pique Longue du Vignemale
Highest point
Elevation	3,204 m (10,512 ft)
Prominence	50 m (160 ft)
Listing	List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
Coordinates	42°46′25″N 0°08′30″E[1]
Geography
Pointe Chausenque Location in the Pyrenees
Location	Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Parent range	Massif du Vignemale (Pyrenees)
Climbing
First ascent	June 30, 1822 by Vincent de Chausenque with a guide from Cauterets
Easiest route	From glacier d'Ossoue

Topography

Virtually as high as the glacier d'Ossoue to the south, it dominates from 600 m le glacier des Oulettes to the north.
It is the highest pyrenean summit located only in France, north of the French-Spanish border.

History

The first ascent was led out by Vincent de Chausenque and a guide from Cauterets on June 30, 1822. The summit was reached from the Petit Vignemale by the ridge linking both summits.

References

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