Piton Carré

Coordinates: 42°46′24″N 0°08′40″E / 42.77333°N 0.14444°E / 42.77333; 0.14444
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Piton Carré
Vue du Piton Carré depuis le glacier du Vignemale.
Highest point
Elevation3,197 m (10,489 ft)[1]
Prominence45 m (148 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingList of Pyrenean three-thousanders
Coordinates42°46′24″N 0°08′40″E / 42.77333°N 0.14444°E / 42.77333; 0.14444[1]
Geography
Piton Carré is located in Pyrenees
Piton Carré
Piton Carré
Location in the Pyrenees
Location
Département
Hautes-Pyrénées
Parent rangeMassif du Vignemale (Pyrenees)
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Glacier d'Ossoue

Le Piton Carré (3,197 m) is a summit in the French Pyrenees in the Massif du Vignemale, of which it constitutes the seventh highest peak.

Geography

It is located in the

Pyrenees National Park, near Cauterets and Gavarnie
.

Access

The summit is attainable either by the vallée de Gaube beyond Cauterets, or by la vallée d'Ossoue.

References

  1. ^ a b Source : Géoportail