Épaule du Marboré

LocationFrance — SpainRégion
CommunautéMidi-Pyrénées
AragonDépartement
ProvinceHautes-Pyrénées
HuescaParent rangeMassif du Mont-Perdu (Pyrenees)ClimbingFirst ascentAugust 12, 1891 by Henri Brulle, C. Passet and François Bernat-Salles

Épaule du Marboré is a pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,073 m (10,082 ft) in the Monte Perdido Range, marking the Franco-Spanish border. It lies on the Greenwich meridien.

Geography

Topography

The Tour du Marboré forms 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.

On the French side, it is located in the commune of Gavarnie in the canton of Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Hautes-Pyrénées department, Midi-Pyrénées region.

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