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Pica d'Estats

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Parent range
  
Pyrenees

First ascent
  
1864

First ascender
  
Henry Russell

Mountain range
  
Pyrenees, Montcalm Massif

Elevation
  
3,143 m

Prominence
  
1,277 m

Parent peak
  
Montcalm Massif

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Location
  
Pallars Sobirà, Spain Ariège, France

Similar
  
Pic de Montcalm, Pic de Sotllo, Pic Verdaguer, Punta Gabarró, Monteixo

Pica d'Estats (Catalan: Pica d'Estats, French: Pic d'Estats) is a 3,143-metre-high (10,312 ft) mountain in the Montcalm Massif, Pyrenees. on the Spanish–French border, and is the highest mountain in Catalonia.

Contents

Map of Pica d'Estats

This mountain is included in the Parc Natural de l'Alt Pirineu.

SummitsEdit

The summit is located between the Catalan municipality of Alins in Pallars Sobirà and the French district of Ariège. It comprises three peaks, all lying close to each other:

  • Central peak (3,143 m)
  • Western peak, or Pic de Verdaguer, (3,131 m)
  • Eastern peak, or Punta Gabarró, (3,115 m)

    • This eastern peak is the geodesic vertex. The ridge runs north-northwest to southeast along the Spanish–French border.

    References

    Pica d'Estats Wikipedia
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