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The highest point of the Pyrenees eventually inherited the name of a village on its south-eastern side: Aneto. [8] [9] The French, on hearing the Aragonese pronunciation of "Aneto", retained the last two clearly accentuated phonetic syllables, "ne" and "tu", ignoring the first syllable "a". Based on such oral transcription, the French name ...
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]
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.
Teide, at 3715 m is the highest peak of Spain. Mulhacén, at 3478,6 m is the highest mountain of the Iberian Peninsula. Pico Aneto, 3404 m, the highest of Pyrenees Pico Almanzor, at 2592 m is the highest of Sistema Central. Pico de Peñalara, 2428 m, the highest of Sierra de Guadarrama La Sagra, at 2383 m is the highest mountain of the ...
Highest point; Elevation: 3,204 m (10,512 ft) ... Region: Midi-Pyrénées: Parent range: ... It is the highest pyrenean summit located only in France, north of the ...
Due to its sharp flanks and its dramatic location near the coast, until the 18th century the Canigou was believed to be the highest mountain in the Pyrenees. [2] Being between south and Northern Catalonia, the mountain has a historical symbolical significance for Catalan people. [3] It is visible from Marseille on 8 February and 31 October.
From France, a path starts from the Wallon valley and another from the zone de Respomuso (cirque de Piedrafita). From Spain, the path starts at la Sarra marsh (Sallent de Gállego), goes past the Respumuso dam, the ibón de Campoplano, the Ibóns de la Fache, the port de la Fache and ends by steep slopes up to the summit.
Highest point; Elevation: 3,197 m ... is a summit in the French Pyrenees in the Massif du ... Midi-Pyrénées region, in the Pyrenees National Park, near Cauterets ...