Torre Cerredo, also called Torrecerredo or Torre de Cerredo (
Asturian: ''La Torre Cerréu''), is the highest peak of the
Cantabrian Mountains, northern
Spain
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With a prominence of 1,931 m, it is an
ultra-prominent peak and the third most prominent peak of the
Iberian Peninsula
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Geography
The mountain has an elevation of 2,650 metres, making it the highest peak of the
Picos de Europa
The Picos de Europa ("Peaks of Europe", also the Picos) are a mountain range extending for about , forming part of the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain.
The range is situated in the Autonomous Communities of Asturias, Cantabria and Castil ...
and the
Cantabrian Mountains. Torre Cerredo is located on the central massif of the Picos de Europa, the
Urrieles Massif
The Urrieles Massif or the Central Massif is a mountainous massif in the north of Spain, one of the three massifs that make up the Picos de Europa, and in turn, one of the stretches of the Cantabrian Massif belonging to the Cantabrian Mountains, C ...
, on the limits of the provinces
Asturias and
León. Its summit towers 2,200 metres over the river
Cares and offers wide views over the western massif and the Cares' tributaries.
Climbing
Torre Cerredo was first ascended by Aymar d'Arlot de Saint Saud, Paul Labrouche, Juan Suárez, de Espinama and Francois Salles, from
Gavarnie
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that does not require special equipment. The most common approach uses the refuges of Jou de los Cabrones and Vega de Urriellu.
See also
*
List of European ultra-prominent peaks
References
External links
"Torrecerredo, Spain" on Peakbagger
{{Ultras of Europe
Mountains of Asturias
Picos de Europa
Mountains of Castile and León
Two-thousanders of Spain