Mont Pelvoux () is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps. It stands 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 (). There are three subpeaks: Pointe Durand () Petit Pelvoux () Trois Dents du Pelvoux ()

Ascents The first ascent of Mont Pelvoux was by Captain Durand and the two chamois hunters Alexis Liotard and Jacques-Etienne Matheoud on 30 July 1828. This party returned, with more people, to the summit in 1830. Both times they climbed the "Pointe Durand".Guillaume Christian, La Première Ascension du Pelvoux en 1828

The highest point is named after the astronomer Victor Puiseux, who reached it first with his guide Pierre Antoine Barnéoud on 9 August 1848.W.A.B. Coolidge, Victor Puiseux et la Première Ascension du Mont Pelvoux, The Alpine Journal, Volume 19, 1898 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)