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Pic Central

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Vue du pic Central (à gauche) et du pic de Cerbillona (à droite).
Highest point
Elevation 3,235 m (10,614 ft) [1]
Prominence 35 metres (115 ft)
Listing List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
Coordinates 42°46′07″N0°08′44″E / 42.76861°N 0.14556°E / 42.76861; 0.14556 Coordinates: 42°46′07″N0°08′44″E / 42.76861°N 0.14556°E / 42.76861; 0.14556 [1]
Geography
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Pic Central
Location in the Pyrenees
Location France Spain
Région
Communauté
Midi-Pyrénées
Aragon
Département
Province
Hautes-Pyrénées
Huesca
Parent range Massif du Vignemale (Pyrenees)
Climbing
Easiest route From Glacier d'Ossoue

The pic Central is a pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,235 m (10,614 ft), located on the Franco-Spanish border in the massif du Vignemale, of which it constitutes the fourth highest peak.

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.

Topography

The French side is located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, between Cauterets and Gavarnie, arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost in the Pyrenees National Park. The southern Spanish side is included in the « Reserva de la Biosfera Ordesa-Viñamala », in Torla territory, Huesca province.

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References

  1. 1 2 Source : Géoportail