Punta Leynir

The Punta Leynir (Pointe du Leynir in French[1]) is a 3,238[1] metres high mountain belonging to the Italian side of Graian Alps.

Punta Leynir
Pointe du Leynir, Punta Vaudaletta
Punta Leynir from Col Rosset
Highest point
Elevation3,238 m (10,623 ft) [1]
Prominence151 m (495 ft) [2][3]
Coordinates45°30′58″N 7°08′15″E 
Geography
Punta Leynir
Location in the Alps
LocationPiedmont/Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangeGraian Alps
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Toponymy

The name Leynir should come from Lago Nero (Black Lake), referring to the color of a small lake located SE of the mountain. The name Punta del Leynir was adopted by the old maps of IGM.[4] Giovanni Bobba and Luigi Vaccarone in their Guida delle Alpi Occidentali (Guide book to Western Alps) named the mountain Punta Vaudaletta, while in the technical map of Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta its name is Pointe du Leynir.[1]

Geography
Summit cairn and, in the background, the Taou Blanc.

The mountain is located on the border between Piedmont and Aosta Valley and its summit is the tripoint where Valle dell'Orco meets the Valsavarenche and the Val di Rhêmes, both tributaries of Dora Baltea. The Col Leynir (Leynir Pass, 3,084 m, NE of the summit) divides the mountain from the Mont Tout Blanc, while the Orco/Valsavarenche ridge continues towards SW with Col Rosset (3,023 m) and Punta Rosset (3,100 m). From the Punta Leynir originates the Orco/Val di Rhêmes ridge, heading SE. After a saddle at 3,112 m[1] it rises to the neighbouring Punta Bes (3,177 m) and then it goes down reaching the Colle del Nivolet.[5] The summit of Punta Leynir is flanked from SW by a subsummit, divided from the main summit by a 350-m stretch of ridge, not difficult to traverse.[4] The mountain, due to its location, offers a very good view on the nearby massif of Gran Paradiso.

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[6]

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = North Western Alps
  • section = Graian Alps
  • subsection = Central Graian Alps
  • supergroup = Catena Grande Sassière-Tsanteleina
  • group = Costiera Galisia-Entrelor-Bioula
  • code = I/B-7.III-A.1

Access to the summit

The mountain can be accessed from Nivolet Pass (2.641 m); this route requires a good hiking experience.[7] Along with Punta Leynir some hikers also climb the nearby Punta Bes.[4] For ski mountaineers, who also usually start from Colle del Nivolet, the level of difficulty is considered BS (Good Skiers).[8]

Mountain huts
  • Refuge città di Chivasso (2,604 m).
  • Rifugio Albergo Savoia (2,534 m).

Nature protection

Punta Leynir belongs to the Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso.[5]

Maps
  • "Summitpost page on the mountain".

References
  1. "Navigatore Cartografico SCT (3.14.0)". geonavsct.partout.it. Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta / Région autonome Vallée d'Aoste. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  2. "Punta del Leynir, Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  3. Key col: Col de l'Aouillé, 3.327 m
  4. Berutto, Giulio (1979). "Punta del Leynir o Punta Vaudaletta". Il parco nazionale del Gran Paradiso (in Italian). 1. Istituto Geografico Centrale. pp. 168–169.
  5. Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 3 Il Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso, Istituto Geografico Centrale - Torino
  6. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
  7. laika58 (2016-08-13). "Leynir (Punte Nord e Sud) dai Piani del Nivolet per il Col Leynir" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  8. "Leynir (Punta) da Colle del Nivolet" (in Italian). 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
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