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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]
The highest point of the Pyrenees eventually inherited the name of a village on its south-eastern side: Aneto. [8] [9] The French, on hearing the Aragonese pronunciation of "Aneto", retained the last two clearly accentuated phonetic syllables, "ne" and "tu", ignoring the first syllable "a". Based on such oral transcription, the French name ...
The nearby Pas de la Casa or Port d'Envalira, the highest road pass in the Pyrenees at 2,408 m (7,900 ft), and one of the highest points of the European road network, which provides the route from France to Andorra, The Port de la Bonaigua (2,070 m (6,790 ft)), in the middle of the range at the head of the Aran Valley.
The average daily high and low temperatures in Escaldes-Engordany are, respectively, 28 °C (82 °F) and 15 °C (59 °F) in July, and 11 °C (52 °F) and −2 °C (28 °F) in January. [ 7 ] Average annual precipitation is 1,071.9 mm (42.2 in) for the whole country, [ 6 ] but it varies across the country, increasing with elevation and from south ...
The Vignemale (French pronunciation:; Spanish: Viñamala, Occitan: Vinhamala, Aragonese: Comachibosa, Catalan: Vinyamala), at 3,298 metres, is the highest of the French Pyrenean summits (the highest in the whole of the range is Pic d'Aneto).
It is the main easternmost prolongation of the Pyrenees. Its highest peak is the Puig Neulós, with an elevation of 1,256 metres. [1] Most of the southern side of the range is part of the Paratge Natural d'Interès Nacional de l'Albera natural reserve. [2] There are some ancient megaliths in the range. [3]
The range consists of three major massifs: Central (also known as Urrieles), Eastern (Ándara) and Western (also known as the Picos de Cornión).The Central and Western massifs are separated by the 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) deep Cares Gorge (Garganta del Cares), with the village of Caín at its head.
The resort has 39km of marked pistes, and is one of the most modern resorts of the Pyrenees. The highest point is La Raca peak, 2300m AMSL, with a vertical drop of 600m. The base of the resort is a purpose-built town which includes several hotels and apartments and is situated at 1700m AMSL. From there the main chairlifts provide access for the ...