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Tour du Marboré

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Location
  
France — Spain

Province
  
Province of Huesca

Elevation
  
3,009 m

Mountain range
  
Pyrenees

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Parent range
  
Massif du Mont-Perdu (Pyrenees)

Similar
  
Casque du Marboré, Pic de Marboré, Pic du Taillon, Cilindro de Marboré, Grand Astazou

Tour du Marboré or Tour de Gavarnie is a pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,009 m (9,872 ft), located on the Franco-Spanish border crest in the Monte Perdido Range.

Contents

Map of Tour du Marbor%C3%A9, 22375, Huesca, Spain

Toponymy

see: Cilindro de Marboré

Topography

The Tour du Marboré is part of the range above Cirque de Gavarnie. It marks the border between the Pyrenees National Park of France and the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park of Spain.

  • On the French side, it is located in the commune of Gavarnie in the canton of Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Hautes-Pyrénées department, Midi-Pyrénées region.
  • On the Spanish side, it is located in the comarca of Sobrarbe, Huesca province, Aragon.

    • Mountaineering

    In 1956, it was climbed from the northern side by Jean Ravier and Claude Dufourmantelle.

    References

    Tour du Marboré Wikipedia
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