Pica d'Estats (or The States Peak) (Catalan: Pica d'Estats, French: Pique d'Estats) is a 3,143-metre-high (10,312 ft) mountain in the Montcalm Massif, Pyrenees.[1] on the Spanish–French border, and is the highest mountain in Catalonia.
| Pica d'Estats | |
|---|---|
| Pic d'Estats | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,143 m (10,312 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,277 m (4,190 ft) |
| Coordinates | 42°40′02″N 01°23′50″E / 42.66722°N 1.39722°E |
| Geography | |
  Pica d'Estats Pyrenees | |
| Location | Pallars Sobirà, Catalonia, Spain Ariège, Occitania, France |
| Parent range | Pyrenees |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1864 by Henry Russell and Jean-Jacques Denjean |
This mountain is included in the Parc Natural de l'Alt Pirineu.
Summits
editThe 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)[2]
- 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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mapa Topogràfic de Catalunya". Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya. Retrieved May 25, 2012..
- ^ "Track and description"..