Mont Brouillard

Mont Brouillard
Mont Brouillard Val d'Aosta,  Italy
Elevation	4,069 m (13,350 ft)
Location
Range	Mont Blanc massif
Coordinates	45°49′03″N 06°51′54″E / 45.8175°N 6.865°E / 45.8175; 6.865Coordinates: 45°49′03″N 06°51′54″E / 45.8175°N 6.865°E / 45.8175; 6.865
Climbing
First ascent	10 July 1906 by Karl Blodig, Oscar Eckenstein and Alexander Brocherel
Easiest route	South ridge and north ridge of Punta Baretti (PD)

Mont Brouillard (4,069 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the Val d'Aosta, Italy, being a satellite peak on the south ridge of Mont Blanc.^[1] In French the name means "mountain of mist".

The question of who made the first ascent of the peak was for a time a matter of contention. Martino Baretti and his guide Jean-Joseph Maquignaz believed that they had climbed the peak, together with Punta Baretti, on 28 July 1880, but Karl Blodig showed that this was unlikely, no cairn being found when he made his ascent on 10 July 1906 with Oscar Eckenstein and Alexander Brocherel.^[2] Later research showed that the time that Baretti gave for the traverse between Punta Baretti and Mont Brouillard was "half that required".^[2]

The Brouillard ridge to the summit of Mont Blanc does not cross Mont Brouillard, being separated from the peak by the Col Emile Rey.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Dumler, Helmut and Burkhardt, Willi P., The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1993, p. 197
2. ^ ^{a b} Dumler, Helmut and Burkhardt, Willi P., op. cit., p. 198