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.

Tour du Marboré
View of the south face in summer
Highest point
Elevation3,009 m (9,872 ft)[1]
ListingList of Pyrenean three-thousanders
Coordinates42°41′08″N 0°01′02″E / 42.68556°N 0.01722°E / 42.68556; 0.01722[1]
Geography
Tour du Marboré is located in Pyrenees
Tour du Marboré
Tour du Marboré
Location in the Pyrenees
LocationFranceSpain
Région
Communauté
Midi-Pyrénées
Aragon
Département
Province
Hautes-Pyrénées
Huesca
Parent rangeMassif du Mont-Perdu (Pyrenees)
from east (left) to west (right) : Pic du Marboré, the three Cascade Peaks, Épaule du Marboré, Tour du Marboré, Casque du Marboré and refuge des Sarradets; left: Gavarnie Falls. n°1 - n°2

Toponymy

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see: Cilindro de Marboré

Topography

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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.

 
French side view of La Tour du Marboré.

Mountaineering

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Source : cartes IGN à l'échelle 1:25000 sur Géoportail