Pic de Marboré
Summit in the Pyrenees on the Franco-Spanish border
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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]
Coordinates42°41′34″N 0°00′42″E[1]
| Pic de Marboré | |
|---|---|
| Marboré Peak | |
Westside of Pic de Marboré. Below Glacier de la Cascade and Grande Cascade de Gavarnie | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,248 m (10,656 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 42°41′34″N 0°00′42″E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Pic de Marboré Location within Pyrenees | |
| Location | France — Spain |
| Midi-Pyrénées Aragon | |
| Hautes-Pyrénées Huesca | |
| Parent range | Monte Perdido Range (Pyrenees) |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 24 September 1865 by Henry Russell and Hippolyte Passet |
| Easiest route | From Refuge de Goriz |
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).
- French side : it is situated in the commune of Gavarnie in the Canton de Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Hautes-Pyrénées department, Midi-Pyrénées region.
- Spanish side : it is situated in the comarca of Sobrarbe, province of Huesca, autonomous community of Aragon.
History
Philippe de Nemours in 1846 was perhaps the first to have climbed Marboré Peak, though we lack precision to attribute it to him.
