Pic de Marboré
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| Pic de Marboré | |
|---|---|
| Marboré Peak | |
 Westside of Pic de Marboré. Below Glacier de la Cascade and Grande Cascade de Gavarnie | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,248 m (10,656 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 42°41′34″N 0°00′42″E / 42.69278°N 0.01167°E[1] |
| Geography | |
| Région Communauté | Midi-Pyrénées Aragon |
| Département Province | Hautes-Pyrénées Huesca |
| Parent range | Monte Perdido Range (Pyrenees) |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 24 September 1865 by Henry Russell and Hippolyte Passet |
| Easiest route | From Refuge de Goriz |
Marboré Peak (Pic de Marboré,[2] El Marboré[3]) is a summit in the Pyrenees located on the Franco-Spanish border crest in the Monte Perdido Range.[4]
Topography
[edit]Marboré Peak is one of the peaks above Cirque de Gavarnie. It marks the border between the Pyrenees National Park (France) and the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (Spain).
- French side : it is situated in the commune of Gavarnie in the Canton de Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Hautes-Pyrénées department, Midi-Pyrénées region.
- Spanish side : it is situated in the comarca of Sobrarbe, province of Huesca, autonomous community of Aragon.
History
[edit]Philippe de Nemours in 1846 was perhaps the first to have climbed Marboré Peak, though we lack precision to attribute it to him.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Source : Géoportail
- ^ Pic de Marboré (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ El Marboré (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "Marboré". Summitpost. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014.
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