Mont Pelvoux

Mont Pelvoux
North face of Mont Pelvoux
Highest point
Elevation	3,946 m (12,946 ft)
Prominence	448 m (1,470 ft)
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	44°53′53″N 6°23′36″E / 44.89806°N 6.39333°E / 44.89806; 6.39333Coordinates: 44°53′53″N 6°23′36″E / 44.89806°N 6.39333°E / 44.89806; 6.39333
Geography
Mont Pelvoux France
Location	Hautes-Alpes, France
Parent range	Dauphiné Alps
Climbing
First ascent	Pointe Durand: 30 July 1828 by Captain Durand, A. Liotard and J. E. Matheoud Highest point: 9 August 1848 by P. A. Barnéoud guiding Victor Puiseux

Pointe Durand: 30 July 1828 by Captain Durand, A. Liotard and J. E. Matheoud

Mont Pelvoux (3,946 m) is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps.

For many years Mont Pelvoux was believed to be the highest mountain in the region since the higher Barre des Écrins cannot be seen from the Durance valley.

The highest point on the mountain is Pointe Puiseux. There are three subpeaks:

The first ascent of Mont Pelvoux was by Captain Durand and the two chamois hunters Alexis Liotard and Jacques-Etienne Matheoud on July 30, 1828. This party returned, with more people, to the summit in 1830. Both times they climbed the "Pointe Durand".

The highest point is named after the astronomer Victor Puiseux, who reached it first with his guide Pierre Antoine Barnéoud on August 9, 1848. Barnéoud had been the third guide in the 1830 re-ascent.