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Bisaurin ( es, Bisaurín; french: Bisaurín), or less frequently Visaurin, is a mountain on the
Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
side of the
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 ...
, located in the northwest of
Jacetania La Jacetania ( an, A Chacetania; french: Jacétanie) is a comarca in northern Aragon, Spain. It is located in the northwestern corner of the Huesca and Zaragoza provinces. The administrative capital is Jaca, with 13,374 inhabitants the largest ...
comarca, in Aragon. At 2668 m (8893 ft) high, it is the highest peak between the
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and the
Pic du Midi d'Ossau The Pic du Midi d'Ossau (2,884 m) is a mountain rising above the Ossau Valley in the France, French Pyrenees. Despite possessing neither a glacier nor, in the context of the range, a particularly high summit, its distinctive shape makes it a sy ...
(at 2884m). Its summit boasts views of many peaks including the Pic du Midi d'Ossau, the
Balaïtous The Balaitús (Spanish) or Pic du Balaïtous ( French) ( an, Pico Os Moros; oc, Vathleitosa) is a granitic massif of the Pyrenees, located right on the border between Spain and France. Geography Balaitús marks the starting point of the ''High ...
, and the central Pyrenean summits and
Collarada Collarada peak is a mountain in the western Pyrenees of Huesca, situated on the northeastern Aragon near the towns of Villanúa (to the south) and Canfranc (to the west). The peak is 2,886 meters AMSL high, being the highest summit in the Jacet ...
to the east, as well as the
Pic d'Anie Pic d'Anie (Basque Auñamendi) is a mountain of the Pyrenees in France, located close to the Spanish border. It is high. The mountain boasts an almost perfect pyramidal shape and is surrounded by the spectacular karst landscape of. ''Larra'', i ...
to the northwest. The mountain is located near the border with France, approximately 10 km (6,5 mi) west of the Candanchu
ski resort A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In Nort ...
and 22 km (14 mi) southwest of the Pic du Midi d'Ossau. It is most easily accessible from Sansanet on the French side of the border.Les Topos Pyrénées (French)
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Ascensión a el Bisaurin (2669 m)
Mountains of the Pyrenees Two-thousanders of Spain