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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 ]
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 .
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.
Highest point; Elevation: 3,197 m (10,489 ft) [1] Listing: ... Midi-Pyrénées region, in the Pyrenees National Park, near Cauterets and Gavarnie. Access
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.
Pre-Pyrenees 1782 m. La Creu de Bonansa Ribagorza: Mountains of Sis, Pre-Pyrenees 1765 m. Peña Oroel (Penya Uruel) Jacetania: Pre-Pyrenees 1769 m. Hoyalta Comunidad de Teruel: Sierra de El Pobo, Iberian System 1761 m. Tarayuela Maestrazgo, Aragon: Sierra de las Dehesas, Iberian System 1737 m. Cruceta de Yeba: Sobrarbe: Sierra de San Martín de ...
Highest point; Elevation: 3,247 m (10,653 ft) Listing: ... The Pique longue (3,298 m) is the highest summit of the massif and also of the French Pyrenees
There are many climbing routes. Access is possible on the eastern ridges (from le pic de Boum) and west (from le col des Crabioules, or by intermediate skying slopes).The standard route lies to the north via the refuge du Maupas, then the pass between la Tusse and le pic du Maupas.