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The Montcalm Massif (French: Massif du Montcalm, Catalan: Massís del Montcalm) is a mountain massif located in the Pyrenees, at the border between France and Spain, it has an altitude of 3077 metres above sea level.[1]

Montcalm Massif
Pic de Montcalm seen from the Vicdessos valley
Highest point
Elevation	3,077 m (10,095 ft)
Coordinates	42°40′00″N 1°24′30″E
Geography
Montcalm Massif Location in the Pyrenees
Location	Ariège, France Pallars Sobirà, Spain
Parent range	Pyrenees
Geology
Mountain type	Granite
Climbing
First ascent	Coraboeuf and Testu, 1827
Easiest route	From Alins or Auzat

Some of the summits are over 3,000 m high and the highest mountain in Catalonia (Pica d'Estats), as well as the highest mountain in Ariège (Pic de Montcalm), are part of this massif.[2]

Protected areas

The Parc naturel régional des Pyrénées ariégeoises is located on the French side of the massif area[3] and the Parc Natural de l'Alt Pirineu on the Spanish side.[4]

Climbing some of the summits is not easy and there have been occasional accidents involving overconfident mountaineers.[5]

The Estany de Canalbona or Estanyol Occidental de Canalbona is a pristine glacial lake located in the Montcalm Massif between the Pic de Canalbona and the Rodó de Canalbona, at the base of the "Collet Fals" near the "Pica d'Estats". The lake drains towards the Catalan side. The lake stays frozen most of the year, but the ice is usually totally melted at the end of the summer.

Summits

Some of the main summits are:

• Pica d'Estats, 3143 m
• Pic de Montcalm, 3077 m
• Pic de Sotllo or Pic du port de Sullo, 3072 m
• Pic Verdaguer, 3131 m
• Punta Gabarro, 3115 m
• Rodo de Canalbona, 3004 m
• Pic de Canalbona, 2965 m

See also

• Pyrenees
• List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
• Mountains of Catalonia

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Massif du Montcalm.

• Pictures of the Massif

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[fr] Massif du Montcalm

Le massif du Montcalm, est un massif des Pyrénées, à cheval sur le département de l'Ariège en France et sur la comarque de Pallars Sobirà en Catalogne. Il culmine à 3 143 m d'altitude à la pique d'Estats. C'est un massif assez complexe qui présente de nombreuses arêtes rocheuses, offrant de nombreuses voies d'alpinisme.

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