Pic de Montferrat
| Pic de Montferrat | |
|---|---|
 Le pic de Montferrat (à droite) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,219 m (10,561 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 48 m (157 ft)  |
| Coordinates | 42°46′01″N 0°08′18″E / 42.76694°N 0.13833°E[1] |
| Geography | |
Département Province | Hautes-Pyrénées Huesca |
| Parent range | Massif du Vignemale Pyrenees |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1792 par des bergers ? |
The Pic de Montferrat, culminating at 3,129 m (10,266 ft), is a crest summit on the Franco-Spanish border, in the massif du Vignemale in the Pyrenees.
Topography
It is located in the
Pyrenees National Park. It is bordered to the north by the glacier d'Ossoue
and by le petit glacier du Montferrat to the south-east.
History
The first ascension was carried out by shepherds, on August 1, 1792, who built a turret on the summit, ordered by Louis-Philippe Reinhart Junker who led a team of geodesists in charge of defining the Franco-Spanish border path.
See also
References
- ^ a b Géoportail
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