Pico Posets or Punta de Llardana is the second highest peak of the

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, after

Aneto Aneto (''pic d'Aneto'' in French, formerly ''pic de Néthou'') is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees and in Aragon, and Spain's third-highest mountain, reaching a height of . It stands in the Spanish province of Huesca, the northernmost of ...

. It is located in the

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province of

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and is high.

Ascent route

From the ''Angel Orús'' refuge (2,095 m), a well-marked path heads northwest. After an hour of climbing the route crosses a stream. Further on, the path forks. The route follows the right-hand fork along a narrow valley (''Canal Fonda''), which has a snowy section almost all year round, so it is advisable to take an

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and

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. In under three hours, the path leads to the foot of the ''Tooth of Llardana'' (which can be ascended more easily when returning from the summit of the Posets). Following the stone slope after four hours of ascent the summit is reached. The descent to the refuge follows the same route and takes about three hours.

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Rutas y Travesías en los Pirineos : Posets - Cotiella - Benasque
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Ascent route

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