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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 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]
In Greek mythology, Pyrene is a princess who gave her name to the Pyrenees. The Greek historian Herodotus says Pyrene is the name of a town in Celtic Europe. [5] According to Silius Italicus, [6] she was the virgin daughter of Bebryx, a king in Mediterranean Gaul by whom the hero Hercules was given hospitality during his quest to steal the cattle of Geryon [7] during his famous Labours.
The ecoregion extends from the lower slopes of the Pyrenees to its highest peaks, which include Aneto (3,404 m), Posets (3,375 m), and Vignemale (3,298 m). The Pyrenees forests are at the transition between the Mediterranean climate regions of Spain and France, which lie to the south and east, and the more humid and temperate forests of Western ...
Highest point; Elevation: 3,204 m (10,512 ft) ... La Pointe Chausenque, culminating at 3,204 m is a summit in the Massif du Vignemale in the French Pyrenees.
Highest point; Elevation: 3,077 m (10,095 ft) ... Massís del Montcalm) is a mountain massif located in the Pyrenees, at the border between France and Spain, ...
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 Col du Tourmalet is the highest paved mountain pass in the French Pyrenees second only to the Col de Portet.So in contrast to frequent claims (see for example [2] [3]), it is neither the highest paved road in the Pyrenees nor the highest paved mountain pass in the Pyrenees.