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°E / 42.69278; 0.01167Coordinates: 42°41′34″N 0°00′42″E / 42.69278°N 0.01167°E / 42.69278; 0.01167[1]
Geography
Pic de Marboré

France Spain

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).

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. 1 2 Source : Géoportail
  2. Pic de Marboré (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. El Marboré (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. "Marboré". Summitpost. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014.


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