The Cirque d'Estaubé is a

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in the central

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in the Pyrenees National Park, forming the frontier between

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and

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. The cirque lies 4 km to the east of its better known neighbour, the Cirque de Gavarnie, which is accessible via the ''Hourquette d'Alans'' (2,430 m); the Marboré valley is reached via the ''Brèche de Tuquerouye'' (''Tuca Arroja'') (2,666 m), where there is a small CAF hut. The ''Gave d'Estaubé'' descends north from the cirque, first flowing into a small reservoir, the ''Barrage des Gloriettes'' (1,668 m), then into the main Héas valley.

References

*Georges Véron, ''Pyrenees: High Level Route'', Goring, West Col Productions, 1991.

Principal summits

* Pic Rouge de Pailla (2,780 m/2,779 m) * Grand Astazou (3,071 m /3,083 m) * Pic de Tuquerouye (Pic de Tuquerouge) (2,819 m) * Pic de Pinède (2,860 m/2,861 m) * Pic Blanc (2,828 m) * Pic de la Canau (2,766 m) * Soum de Port Bieil (2,846 m) * Pics d'Estaubé (2,810 m) Landforms of Hautes-Pyrénées Estaube Pyrenees {{HautesPyrénées-geo-stub