Marboré Peak (Pic de Marboré, El Marboré) is a summit in the
Pyrenees located on the Franco-Spanish border crest in the
Monte Perdido Range.
Topography
Marboré Peak is one of the peaks above
Cirque de Gavarnie. It marks the border between the
Pyrenees National Park (
France
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) and the
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (
Spain
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).
* French side : it is situated in the commune of
Gavarnie in the Canton de Luz-Saint-Sauveur,
Hautes-Pyrénées
Hautes-Pyrénées (; Gascon/ Occitan: ''Nauts Pirenèus / Hauts Pirenèus'' awts piɾeˈnɛʊs ; alts piɾiˈneʊs ) is a department in the region of Occitania, southwestern France. The department is bordered by Pyrénées-Atlantiques to t ...
department,
Midi-Pyrénées region.
* Spanish side : it is situated in the
comarca of
Sobrarbe, province of
Huesca, autonomous community of
Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and ; ) is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces of Spain, ...
.
History
Philippe de Nemours in 1846 was perhaps the first to have climbed Marboré Peak, though we lack precision to attribute it to him.
See also
*
List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
References
Mountains of the Pyrenees
Mountains of Hautes-Pyrénées
Pyrenean three-thousanders
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