Mont Brulé (Arolla) Explained

Mont Brulé (Arolla) should not be confused with Mont Brûlé (Val d'Entremont).

Mont Brulé
Other Name:Mont Braoulé
Elevation M:3578
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:365
Prominence Ref:[2]
Listing:Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Map:Alps
Location:Valais, Switzerland/Aosta Valley, Italy
Range:Pennine Alps
Coordinates:45.9552°N 7.5384°W
First Ascent:7 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

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mont Brulé - Skitour. skitour.fr. 14 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Maps of Switzerland: Main peak Mont Brulé Mont Braoulé . 9 July 2024 . Swisstopo.
  3. Eau, acqua, éve - entre littérature, science et histoire, éd. Duc, Saint-Christophe, p. 96.