Punta Gabarró

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Punta Gabarró

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Punta Gabarró seen from Pica d'Estats
Highest point
Elevation 3,105 m (10,187 ft)
Coordinates 42°40′4.919″N1°23′48.75″E / 42.66803306°N 1.3968750°E / 42.66803306; 1.3968750 Coordinates: 42°40′4.919″N1°23′48.75″E / 42.66803306°N 1.3968750°E / 42.66803306; 1.3968750
Geography
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Punta Gabarró
Location in the Pyrenees
Location

Ariège, France

Pallars Sobirà, Spain
Parent range Montcalm Massif, Pyrenees
Geology
Mountain type Granite
Climbing
First ascent Unknown
Easiest route From Vallferrera, Alins

Punta Gabarró or Punta de Gabarró is a mountain of the Montcalm Massif. Located in the Pyrenees, at the border between France and Spain, it has an elevation of 3,105 metres (10,187 ft) above sea level. [1]

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This peak was named after Pere Gabarró i Garcia, a Catalan mountaineer who found a new route to climb the Pica d'Estats. [2]

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References

  1. "Mapa Topogràfic de Catalunya". Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya. Retrieved May 22, 2010..
  2. Acadèmia de Ciències Mèdiques i de la Salut de Catalunya i de Balears, Pere Gabarró i Garcia, l’home