The Pic de la Munia culminating at is the highest point of the three
cirques of
Troumouse,
Barroude and
Barrosa. It is located on the border between
France
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(
Hautes-Pyrénées department) and
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
(
Huesca
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province).
Toponymy
''Era Munia'' could mean "nun", from « moniale », of
Spanish
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* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
origin.
[Marcellin Bérot, ''La vie des hommes de la montagne dans les Pyrénées racontée par la toponymie'', avec le concours du Centre régional des lettres de Midi-Pyrénées, 1998, Milan et parc national des Pyrénées] Otherwise, it could stem from
Latin
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, ''moenia'' meaning « walls », which corresponds to its relief.
Access
There are three main access routes which lead to the summit of la Munia.
The first, most direct and most frequented, runs along the impressive north face, in the vast
cirque de Troumouse. The starting point is located at the Troumouse car park, at about 2,100 m. The ascent is a bit technical (PD), with two delicate passages : a first small wall (III-) that one needs to climb before arriving at the col de la Munia, then the cat's footstep (II) shortly before the summit ~ all this achieved in a spectacular high mountain landscape. After having reached the col de la Munia (at 2,853 m), the route leading to the summit is clear-cut, leading straight east, by a sharp ridge.
The second starts south, in the Pineta valley at about 1,900 m. A path leads (without any major difficulty) to the col de la Munia, this time from the other side of the mountain. The ascent concludes the same way as the first route.
The third, begins at Troumouse car park, but runs through the most eastern point of the cirque. The ascent is made along the crest, from east to west.
See also
*
List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
This list contains all of the Pyrenean three-thousanders, namely the 129 mountain summits of or more above sea level in the Pyrenees, a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain. The Pyrenees sep ...
References
Mountains of the Pyrenees
Mountains of Hautes-Pyrénées
Pyrenean three-thousanders
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