Mont Brulé

Coordinates: 45°57′18.8″N 7°32′18.1″E / 45.955222°N 7.538361°E / 45.955222; 7.538361
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Mont Brulé
Mont Braoulé
The west side
Highest point
Elevation3,578 m (11,739 ft)[1]
Prominence365 m (1,198 ft)[2]
Isolation2.33 km (1.45 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates45°57′18.8″N 7°32′18.1″E / 45.955222°N 7.538361°E / 45.955222; 7.538361
Geography
Mont Brulé is located in Alps
Mont Brulé
Mont Brulé
Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland/Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangePennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent7 August 1876 by Arthur Cust and guide.

Mont Brulé (also known as Mont Brûlé or Mont Braoulé) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border, east of the Col Collon. On its northern side it overlooks the upper Arolla Glacier.

Toponym[edit]

Though in French this name means "burnt mountain", this toponym comes from Valdôtain Francoprovençal patois. According to Aostan botanist and scientist Joseph-Marie Henry,[3] the word Broillà means "made of breuils", Breuil meaning alpine marshy berm, as for Breuil in Valtournenche.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mont Brulé - Skitour". skitour.fr. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ Swisstopo map
  3. ^ Eau, acqua, éve - entre littérature, science et histoire, éd. Duc, Saint-Christophe, p. 96.

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