La Vierge
| La Vierge | ||
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| height | 3244 m | |
| location | Haute-Savoie , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes , France | |
| Mountains | Mont Blanc massif | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 51 '21 " N , 6 ° 55' 34" E | |
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| First ascent | 1883 by Elizabeth Burnaby | |
La Vierge is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif . The summit with a height of 3244 meters is on French territory. The name means "The Jungfrau" in German.
The summit is part of a small, north-facing spur of the main Alpine ridge east of Mont Blanc . The rock needle rises from the Glacier du Géant glacier area . The distance to the southern French- Italian border is about one kilometer.
The first ascent of the mountain peak was made by the Englishwoman Elizabeth Burnaby on July 5, 1883.
literature
- Daniel Anker: Be the first - Elizabeth Main writes alpinism history. In: Markus Britschgi, Doris Fässler (ed.): Elizabeth Main (1861–1934) alpinist, photographer, writer. An English lady discovers the Engadine Alps. Diopter, Luzern 2003. ISBN 3-905425-12-2 ; Pp. 41–48, here p. 42.
Web links
- La Vierge. summitpost.org, accessed on May 9, 2012 (picture of the summit).
- Highline in the Alps. Retrieved September 30, 2017 (Slopline at the summit of La Vierge).