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 Coordinates: 42°46′07″N0°08′44″E / 42.76861°N 0.14556°E [1] |
Geography | |
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 |
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