The pic du Grand Quayrat is a French pyrenean summit, culminating at in the vallée d'Oô (commune d' Oô near

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Toponymy

Its name in Occitan , meaning "square", comes from the distinctive shape of the summit, roughly forming a right angle, from the north.

History

The Grand Quayrat became the second climbed three thousander in 1789, ascended by physician Henri Reboul, leading an expedition from the barnes of Astau.

References

Mountains of the Pyrenees Landforms of Haute-Garonne Pyrenean three-thousanders {{HauteGaronne-geo-stub