This list contains all of the Pyrenean three-thousanders, namely the 129 mountain summits of or more above sea level in the Pyrenees, a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain. The Pyrenees extend for about from the Bay of Biscay (Cap Higuer) to the Mediterranean Sea (Cap de Creus). The highest mountain in the Pyrenees is Aneto in Spain at .
The summits meeting the 3,000-metre criterion were defined by a UIAA-sponsored joint Franco-Spanish team led by Juan Buyse.Juan Buyse, Los tresmiles del Pirineo, Ediciones Martinez Roca, Barcelona, 1990. Published in French as Les 3000 des Pyrénées, J&D éditions, Pau, 1991. The UIAA list, published in 1990, also contains 83 secondary summits in addition to the 129 principal ones listed here, and divides the range into 11 zones. According to the latest surveys, three of the peaks in the original list are actually below 3000m but are still included below.
The selection criteria used here are quite broad – many of the peaks included are secondary summits of major mountains. Using prominence as a criterion, only one summit is an ultra-prominent peak, Aneto, a further three have a prominence of 1000m (Pico Posets, Pica d'Estats, Vignemale), and five more have a prominence of over 600m. Only 17 in total have a prominence of more than 300m, commonly used as a criterion for determining an independent mountain, and are indicated in bold in the table below. 28 more have a prominence of over 100m and can be considered significant summits.
All the peaks in this list are in Spain (59 peaks) or France (26 peaks), or delimit the border between the two countries (45). The two highest major mountains and their subsidiary summits (Aneto and Posets - Zone 7 and 9) are entirely in Spain, together with the Besiberri peaks (zone 10) while Pic Long and surrounding mountains (zone 5) are entirely in France. Most of the other mountains lie on or close to the border. The small country of Andorra is located in the eastern portion of the Pyrenees and is surrounded by Spain and France; its highest mountain – Coma Pedrosa at – falls below the 3,000-metre threshold. The mountains are listed by height within each of the 11 zones.3000'ers of the Pyrenees. summitpost.org.
Table (incomplete) of Pyrenean 3000m summits For the complete list see: Pyrenees#Highest summits
Zones
Zone Name 1 Balaïtous-Enfer-Argualas 2 Vignemale 3 Monte Perdido 4 La Munia 5 Néouvielle-Pic Long 6 Batoua-Batchimale 7 Posets-Eristé 8 Clarabide-Perdiguero-Boum 9 Maladeta - Aneto 10 Besiberris 11 Estats-Montcalm
Table
Zone Summit Height Prominence (m)source www.peakbagger.com accessed 1-5 Oct 2017 and underlying mapping, Zone 10 an 11 at Institut Cartografic de Catalunya http://www.icc.cat/vissir3 Country1Balaïtous 849 F/S1Picos del Infierno Central 532 S1Picos del Infierno Oriental 23 S1Picos del Infierno Occidental 14 S1Frondella NE 122 S1Garmo Negro 252 S1Argualas 104 S1Algas 28 S1Arnales 28 S1Grande Fache 271 F/S1Frondella SW 10 S2 Vignemale (Pique Longue) 1027 F/S2 Clot de la Hount 39 F/S2 Cerbillona 52 F/S2 Pic Central 35 F/S2 Pic de Montferrat 37 F/S2Pointe Chausenque 52 F2Piton Carré 37 F2Grand Tapou 44 F/S2Pic du Milieu 16 F/S2Petit Vignemale 42 F3 Monte Perdido 970 S3 Cilindro de Marboré 251 S3 Soum de Ramond (Pic d'Anisclo) 97 S3 Pic du Marboré 60 F/S3 Pic de la Cascade Oriental 23 F/S3 Pic du Taillon 342 F/S3Pic de la cascade central or Pic Brulle 20 F/S3 Pic de la Cascade Occidental 69 F/S3 Épaule du Marboré 15 F/S3 Astazou Oriental or Grand Astazou 118 F/S3 Mallo Tormosa (Baudrimont NW ) 57 S3 Gabietou Occidental 96 S3 Gabietou Oriental 29 F/S3 Baudrimont SE 54 S3 Astazou occidental or Petit Astazou 46 F/S3 Tour du Marboré 64 F/S3 Casque du Marboré 117 F/S3 Punta de las Olas 57 S4Pic de la Munia 514 F/S4 Pic de Serre Mourene 62 F/S4 Pic de Troumouse 40 F/S4 Pic Heid 50 F4 Pica de la Robiñera 181 S5Pic Long 726 F5 Pic Campbieil 271 F5 Pic Badet 61 F5Pic de Néouvielle 487 F5 Pic Maou 25 F5 Pic Maubic 10 F5 Pic des Trois Conseillers 113 F5Turon de Néouvielle 37 F5 Pic de Bugarret 48 F5 Pale Crabounouse 20 F5 Dent d’Estibere 34 F5Pic Ramougn 46 F5 Pics d'Estaragne 84 F6 Pic Schrader 558 S6 Punta del Sabre 12 S6 Pointe Ledormeur 15 F/S6 Pic Marcos Feliu 22 F/S6Punta Batoua (or Culfreda) (SW summit) 583 F/S6 Pic de l'Abeille 29 F/S6 Pic de la Pez 66 F/S6 Pic de Lustou 264 F6 Pic du Port de la Pez 13 F/S7Pico Posets 1125 S7 Pico Espadas 77 S7 Pic des Bessons Ravier 31 S7 Pic dels Veteranos 39 S7 Pic de Pavots 34 S7 Diente de Llardana 75 S7 Pic de Bardamina 49 S7 Pic de la Paul 38 S7 Grand Eriste 225 S7 Eriste S 46 S7 Pic Beraldi (Eriste N) 41 S7 Forgueta (Turets NW) 144 S8Perdiguero 649 F/S8Punta de Lliterola 83 F/S8Pic des Gourgs Blancs 220 F/S8Pic Royo 20 F/S8Crabioules Oriental 126 F/S8Seil Dera Baquo 119 F/S8Pic de Maupas 112 F/S8Pic Lezat 144 F8Crabioules Occidental 16 F/S8Pic Jean Arlaud (Tuca de O) 38 F/S8Pic des Spijeoles 188 F8Grand Quayrat 155 F8Pic du Portillon d’Oô 73 F/S8Pic Camboue 10 F8Pic Gourdon 118 F8Pic de Clarabide 92 F/S8Pic de Gias 47 S8Pic Belloc 38 F8Pic de Boum 111 F/S8Pic de Saint Saud 20 F9Aneto 2812 S9Punta de Astorg 153 S9Pic Maldito 20 S9Epaule de l’Aneto 14 S9Pico del Medio 13 S9La Maladeta 107 S9Pico de Coronas 30 S9Pico Tempestades 98 S91st Pic Occidental Maladeta 11 S9Pic Margalida 41 S92nd Pic Occidental Maladeta 36 S9Pic Russell 50 S93rd Pic Occidental Maladeta 40 S9Pic le Bondidier 25 S9Diente de Alba 29 S9Pico de Alba 67 S9Pic de Vallibierna 330 S9Tuca de Culebras 15 S9Pic Aragüells 134 S9Tuc de Mulleres 203 S10Comaloforno 742 S10Besiberri Sud 36 S10 Besiberri Nord 100 S10 Punta Alta de Comalesbienes or Punta Alta 541 S10Pic Celestin Passet 58 S10Besiberri del Mig S 66 S10Besiberri del Mig N 10 S11 Pic d'Estats 1290 F/S11 Pic Verdaguer 21 F/S11Punta Gabarró 25 F/S11 Pic du Sotllo 198 F/S11 Pic de Montcalm 96 F
See also Three-thousanders List of mountains in Aragon List of mountains in Catalonia Peak bagging
References
External links All of the summits – including secondary summits – contained in the Buyse list (in French)
Bibliography