Comaloforno

Last updated
Comaloforno
P1030184 - Comaloformo.JPG
Highest point
Elevation 3,029 m (9,938 ft)
Listing Mountains in Catalonia
Coordinates 42°35′28″N0°49′40″E / 42.59111°N 0.82778°E / 42.59111; 0.82778 Coordinates: 42°35′28″N0°49′40″E / 42.59111°N 0.82778°E / 42.59111; 0.82778
Geography
Catalonia location map.svg
Red triangle with thick white border.svg
Comaloforno
Catalonia, Spain
Location Vall de Boí (Alta Ribagorça) Catalonia
Parent range Pyrenees
Climbing
First ascent Henry Brulle, Jean Bazillac and Célestin Passet on 25 - VII - 1882. [1]
Easiest route From Estany de Cavallers

Comaloforno is a mountain of the Pyrenees, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. With an elevation of 3,029 metres (9,938 ft) above sea level, it is the highest summit of the Besiberri Massif. [2]

Pyrenees Range of mountains in southwest Europe

The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between Spain and France. Reaching a height of 3,404 metres (11,168 ft) altitude at the peak of Aneto, the range separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe, and extends for about 491 km (305 mi) from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea.

Lleida Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

Lleida is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida.

Catalonia Autonomous area of northeastern Spain

Catalonia is an autonomous community in Spain on the northeastern corner of the Iberian Peninsula, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. Catalonia consists of four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. The capital and largest city is Barcelona, the second-most populated municipality in Spain and the core of the sixth most populous urban area in the European Union. It comprises most of the territory of the former Principality of Catalonia. It is bordered by France (Occitanie) and Andorra to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the east, and the Spanish autonomous communities of Aragon to the west and Valencia to the south. The official languages are Catalan, Spanish, and the Aranese dialect of Occitan.

Contents

This mountain is within the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park.

Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park national park

Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, is one of the fourteen Spanish national parks, and the only one located in Catalonia.

See also

Related Research Articles

Alta Ribagorça Comarca in Catalonia, Spain

Alta Ribagorça is one of the comarques of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Pont de Suert. The highest peak is the Comaloformo in the massif of Bessiberri. Northeast of the region is the western part of the National Aiguas Tortas and Lake of San Mauricio. It is connected with the Aran valley thorough the Vielha tunnel.

Pallars Sobirà Comarca in Catalonia, Spain

Pallars Sobirà is a comarca in the mountainous northwest of Catalonia, Spain. The name means "Upper Pallars", distinguishing it from the more populous Pallars Jussà to its southwest. Its capital and largest municipality is Sort.

Province of Lleida Province of Spain

The Province of Lleida is one of the four provinces of Catalonia. It lies in north-eastern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Catalonia, and is bordered by the provinces of Girona, Barcelona, Tarragona, Zaragoza and Huesca and the countries of France and Andorra. It is often popularly referred to as Ponent.

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya company

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain.

Vall de Boí Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

The Vall de Boí is a narrow, steep-sided valley and a small municipality in the province of Lleida, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, northern Spain. It lies in the northeastern corner of the comarca of Alta Ribagorça, on the edges of the Pyrenees. It is the largest municipality of the region, with its main town being Barruera.

Rail transport in Catalonia

Rail transport in Catalonia operates on three rail gauges and services are operated by a variety of public operators:

Boí Taüll Resort

Boí Taüll Resort is a ski resort located in the heart of the Pyrenees, in the Vall de Boí, Catalonia (Spain), opened in 1988. The ski area extends from 2,020 to 2,751 metres.

Espot Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

Espot is a municipality in the comarca of the Pallars Sobirà in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Espot Valley, east of the river Noguera Pallaresa. The municipality is one of the entrances to the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park. Espot has been mentioned in documents dating back to the year 839.

Besiberri Sud mountain in Spain

Besiberri Sud is a mountain of the Massís del Besiberri, Catalonia, Spain. Located in the Pyrenees, it has an altitude of 3023.4 metres above sea level.

Besiberri Nord mountain in Spain

Besiberri Nord is a mountain of the Massís del Besiberri, Catalonia, Spain. Located in the Pyrenees, it has an altitude of 3009 metres above sea level.

Besiberri del Mig mountain in Spain

Besiberri del Mig is a mountain of the Massís del Besiberri, Catalonia, Spain. Located in the Pyrenees, it has an altitude of 2995.2 metres above sea level.

Pic de la Pala Alta de Sarradé mountain in la Vall de Boí, Alta Ribagorça, Catalonia, Spain

Pic de la Pala Alta de Sarradé is a mountain of the Pyrenees, Catalonia, Spain. Located in the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, it has an elevation of 2,983 metres above sea level).

<i>Agnosía</i> 2010 Spanish movie directed by Eugenio Mira

Agnosia is a Spanish baroque retro-futuristic thriller directed by Eugenio Mira and written by Antonio Trashorras.

Catalunya en Miniatura

Catalunya en Miniatura is miniature park inaugurated in 1983 in Torrelles de Llobregat, 17 km from Barcelona. With 60.000 square meters, 35.000 of them devoted to the scale models, it is one of the largest miniature parks in the world, and the largest of the 14 miniature building exhibitions present in Europe. It displays 147 models of palaces, churches, bridges and other buildings from Catalonia and Mallorca and it includes all the major works by the renowned architect Antoni Gaudí.

Besiberri Massif mountain in Spain

Besiberri Massif is a mountain massif of the central area of the Pyrenees, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is located at the western limit of the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park.

Punta Alta de Comalesbienes mountain in Spain

Punta Alta de Comalesbienes, also known as Punta Alta, is a mountain of Catalonia, Spain. Punta Alta has an elevation of 3.014 metres above sea level.

Boí Locality in Catalonia, Spain

Boí is a village in the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, Spain. It lies at the centre of the valley and municipality of Vall de Boí in the comarca of Alta Ribagorça.

Pep Coll Spanish Catalan writer

Josep Coll i Martí, better known as Pep Coll, is a Spanish writer. Prolific author, he has cultivated all literary genres, and even newspaper. His life and literary world are Pyrenees, which have become a legendary universe. It has been translated into Spanish and Basque. In addition a writer, he has been teacher of language and literature, and he is a great lover of the mountain.

References

  1. COLL, Pep; ANIZ, Mercè i LUENGO, Víctor, Els tresors d'Aigüestortes i Sant Maurici. Lleida: Pagès Editors, 2002.
  2. Mapa Topogràfic de Catalunya - Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya