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Vincent Pyramid
View from the Parrotspitze (north side)
Highest point
Elevation4,215 m (13,829 ft)
Prominence128 m (420 ft)[1]
Parent peakDufourspitze
Naming
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Geography
Vincent Pyramid is located in Alps
Vincent Pyramid
Vincent Pyramid
Location in the Alps
LocationAosta Valley/Piedmont
CountryItaly
Parent rangePennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent15 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.

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located north of the summit at 4,087 metres.