Clot de la Hount explained

Clot de la Hount
Elevation M:3289
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Vignemale Massif (Pyrenees)
Listing:List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
Map:Pyrenees
Coordinates:42.7731°N 0.1497°W
Location:France - Spain
Region:Midi-Pyrénées
Aragon
Region Type:Région
Communauté
District:Hautes-Pyrénées
Huesca
District Type:Département
Province
Easiest Route:From Glacier d'Ossoue

The Clot de la Hount or pic du clot de la Hount is a summit of the Pyrenees, located on the Franco-Spanish border in the Vignemale Massif, of which it is the second highest summit in the range, at 3,289 m, after Pique Longue (3,298 m).

Toponymy

The Clot de la Hount is a term coined by shepherds for the area near the bottom of the peak.
Hount refers to a spring source which flows intermittently (Hount meaning eye, or a passage that is sometimes open, sometimes shut).
Clot means either a ledge or a pen.

Topography

The French side is located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, between Cauterets and Gavarnie, in the arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost which lies in the Pyrenees National Park. The southern Spanish side is in the Natural Reserve of Ordesa-Viñamala, in Torla territory, Huesca province.

Notes and References

  1. Source : Géoportail