Clot de la Hount
The Clot de la Hount or pic du clot de la Hount is a summit of the Pyrenees, located on the Franco-Spanish border in the Vignemale Massif, of which it is the second highest summit in the range, at 3,289 m, after Pique Longue (3,298 m). Toponymy. The "Clot de la Hount" is a term coined by shepherds for the area near the bottom of the peak. "Hount" refers to a spring source which flows intermittently ("Hount" meaning eye, or a passage that is sometimes open, sometimes shut). "Clot" means either a ledge or a  pen. Topography. The French side is located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, between Cauterets and Gavarnie, in the arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost which lies in the Pyrenees National Park. The southern Spanish side is in the Natural Reserve of Ordesa-Viñamala, in Torla territory, Huesca province.