Mont Brulé

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.

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) 
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates45°57′18.8″N 7°32′18.1″E
Geography
Mont Brulé
Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland/Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangePennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent7 August 1876 by Arthur Cust and guide.

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.

References

  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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