The Cirque d'Estaubé is a cirque in the central

Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...

in the

Pyrenees National Park The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...

, forming the frontier between

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and

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. The cirque lies 4 km to the east of its better known neighbour, the

Cirque de Gavarnie __NOTOC__ The Cirque de Gavarnie is a cirque in the central Pyrenees, in Southwestern France, close to the border of Spain. It is within the commune of Gavarnie, the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, and the Pyrénées National Park. Major feat ...

, which is accessible via the ''Hourquette d'Alans'' (2,430 m); the Marboré valley is reached via the ''Brèche de Tuquerouye'' (''Tuca Arroja'') (2,666 m), where there is a small CAF hut. The ''Gave d'Estaubé'' descends north from the cirque, first flowing into a small reservoir, the ''Barrage des Gloriettes'' (1,668 m), then into the main Héas valley.

References

*Georges Véron, ''Pyrenees: High Level Route'', Goring, West Col Productions, 1991.

Principal summits

* Pic Rouge de Pailla (2,780 m/2,779 m) * Grand Astazou (3,071 m /3,083 m) * Pic de Tuquerouye (Pic de Tuquerouge) (2,819 m) * Pic de Pinède (2,860 m/2,861 m) * Pic Blanc (2,828 m) * Pic de la Canau (2,766 m) * Soum de Port Bieil (2,846 m) * Pics d'Estaubé (2,810 m) Landforms of Hautes-Pyrénées Estaube Pyrenees {{HautesPyrénées-geo-stub