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Aneto [2] is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees and in Aragon, Spain's third-highest mountain, [3] reaching a height of 3,404 metres (11,168 feet). It is in the Spanish province of Huesca, the northernmost of three Aragonese provinces, 6 kilometres (4 miles) south of the France–Spain border.
The Pyrenees extend for about 491 km (305 mi) from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea (Cap de Creus). The highest mountain in the Pyrenees is Aneto in Spain at 3,404 metres (11,168 ft). The summits meeting the 3,000-metre criterion were defined by a UIAA-sponsored joint Franco-Spanish team led by Juan Buyse. [1]
Virtually as high as the glacier d'Ossoue to the south, it dominates from 600 m le glacier des Oulettes to the north. It is the highest pyrenean summit located only in France, north of the French-Spanish border.
In Greek mythology, Pyrene is a princess who gave her name to the Pyrenees. The Greek historian Herodotus says Pyrene is the name of a town in Celtic Europe. [5] According to Silius Italicus, [6] she was the virgin daughter of Bebryx, a king in Mediterranean Gaul by whom the hero Hercules was given hospitality during his quest to steal the cattle of Geryon [7] during his famous Labours.
The Col du Tourmalet is the highest paved mountain pass in the French Pyrenees second only to the Col de Portet.So in contrast to frequent claims (see for example [2] [3]), it is neither the highest paved road in the Pyrenees nor the highest paved mountain pass in the Pyrenees.
The ecoregion extends from the lower slopes of the Pyrenees to its highest peaks, which include Aneto (3,404 m), Posets (3,375 m), and Vignemale (3,298 m). The Pyrenees forests are at the transition between the Mediterranean climate regions of Spain and France, which lie to the south and east, and the more humid and temperate forests of Western ...
The Canigó (Catalan: Canigó, locally; French: Canigou; Latin: mons Canigosus or Canigonis) is a mountain located in the Pyrenees of southern France.. The Canigó is located less than 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the sea and has an elevation of 2,784.70 metres (9,136.2 ft). [1]
Pic de Finestrelles is a mountain located in the Oriental Pyrenees, on the border of France and Spain.It has an altitude of 2,826 metres (9,272 ft) above sea level. [1]This peak is notable for being the mountain from which the world record for the most distant photographed landscape on Earth was taken.