Pic de Marboré
| Pic de Marboré | |
|---|---|
| Marboré Peak | |
 Pic du Marboré à droite au premier plan, puis pic du Cylindre au centre, et Monte Perdido au fond à gauche. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,248 m (10,656 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 42°41′34″N 0°00′42″E / 42.69278°N 0.01167°ECoordinates: 42°41′34″N 0°00′42″E / 42.69278°N 0.01167°E [1] |
| Geography | |
| 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
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.
Marboré Peak from Belvédère, north of Cirque de Gavarnie.
History
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
References
- 1 2 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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