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Tosa d'Alp or La Tosa is a
mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
in Baixa Cerdanya in the Spanish
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 C ...
. The Coll de Pal is a
mountain pass A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...
that separates its eastern part from the
Puigllançada Puigllançada is a mountain of Catalonia, Spain. Located in the Pyrenees, it has an elevation of 2,409 metres above sea level.. See also *Mountains of Catalonia This is a list of mountains in Catalonia, Spain. See also *Montserrat *L ...
. This mountain forms a
quadripoint A quadripoint is a point on Earth where four distinct territories meet. The territories can be of different types, such as national and provincial. In North America, several such places are commonly known as Four Corners. Several examples exist ...
where the Alp,
Urús Urús is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its S ...
, Das and Bagà municipal limits meet. There is a
triangulation station A triangulation station, also known as a trigonometrical point, and sometimes informally as a trig, is a fixed surveying station, used in geodetic surveying and other surveying projects in its vicinity. The nomenclature varies regionally: they a ...
(''282081001'') at the summit. Part of its slopes are home to the ski resort of
Masella Masella, belonging to Alp's municipality, is a ski resort in La Cerdanya in Girona, Catalunya in the Spanish Pyrenees. It is situated on ''Tosa d'Alp'' mountain. This ski resort is part of the Alp 2500 Alp 2500 is a ski resort in La Cerdanya ...
which is part of
Alp 2500 Alp 2500 is a ski resort in La Cerdanya, Catalonia, in the Pyrenees mountains of northeastern Spain. It includes the two towns of La Molina and Masella, whose two respective ski areas united to form this resort. The nearest main town is Alp. Th ...
.Masella ski resort
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{{catalonia-geo-stub Mountains of Catalonia