Marboré Peak (Pic de Marboré,[2] El Marboré[3]) is a summit in the Pyrenees located on the Franco-Spanish border crest in the Monte Perdido Range.[4]

Pic de Marboré
Marboré Peak
Westside of Pic de Marboré. Below Glacier de la Cascade and Grande Cascade de Gavarnie
Highest point
Elevation	3,248 m (10,656 ft)[1]
Prominence	78 m (256 ft)
Coordinates	42°41′34″N 0°00′42″E[1]
Geography
Pic de Marboré France — Spain
Région Communauté	Midi-Pyrénées Aragon
Département Province	Hautes-Pyrénées Huesca
Parent range	Monte Perdido Range (Pyrenees)
Climbing
First ascent	24 September 1865 by Henry Russell and Hippolyte Passet
Easiest route	From Refuge de Goriz

Topography

Marboré Peak is one of the peaks above Cirque de Gavarnie. It marks the border between the Pyrenees National Park (France) and the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (Spain).

• French side : it is situated in the commune of Gavarnie in the Canton de Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Hautes-Pyrénées department, Midi-Pyrénées region.
• Spanish side : it is situated in the comarca of Sobrarbe, province of Huesca, autonomous community of Aragon.

History

Philippe de Nemours in 1846 was perhaps the first to have climbed Marboré Peak, though we lack precision to attribute it to him.

See also

• List of Pyrenean three-thousanders

References

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