Aiguille de Scolette

Aiguille de Scolette (in French) or Pierre Menue (in Italian) is a mountain of Savoie, France, and of the province of Turin, Italy. It lies in the Cottian Alps and has an elevation of 3,506 metres (11,503 ft) above sea level.

Pierre Menue
French: Aiguille de Scolette
Highest point
Elevation	3,506 m (11,503 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,069 m (3,507 ft)[2]
Parent peak	Aiguilles d'Arves[3]
Isolation	14.23 km (8.84 mi)
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	45°09′34″N 06°46′04″E[1]
Geography
Pierre Menue Location in the Alps
Location	Rhône-Alpes, France Piedmont, Italy
Parent range	Cottian Alps
Climbing
First ascent	1875 by Martino Baretti
Easiest route	from the Col de Pelouse

Geography

The mountain is the highest peak of Cottian Alps outside the Monviso area.

In the French subdivision of Western Alps it belongs to the Massif du Mont-Cenis.

Administratively the mountain is divided between the commune of Avrieux (France - north-west and north-east faces) and the comune of Bardonecchia (Italy - southern face).

On its Italian side at 1,979 metres (6,493 ft) above sea level stands the artificial lake of Rochemolles, while on the French side is situated the small lake of Scolette (2,686 metres (8,812 ft)).

Access to the summit

The northern slopes seen from Aussois.

The easiest route for the summit starts from the Col de Pelouse, which connects Avrieux and Bardonecchia, and follows the south-west ridge and then the north-west face of the mountain.^[4]