Aspe peak
Encyclopedia
Aspe peak, also known as Pico de la Garganta de Aísa, is a mountain
in the western Pyrenees
of Huesca
, situated on the west side of the Aragon Valley near the towns of Villanúa
(to the south) and Canfranc
(to the east). The peak is 2,645 meters AMSL high.
The peak towers over the Spanish ski resort
of Candanchú
and the Somport
pass on the border with France
. The peak gives its name to the French river Gave d'Aspe
and the Aspe Valley.
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
in the western Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
of Huesca
Huesca (province)
Huesca , officially Huesca/Uesca, is a province of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées...
, situated on the west side of the Aragon Valley near the towns of Villanúa
Villanúa
Villanúa is a Pyrenean municipality in Spain in the north of Huesca province, in la Jacetania, set where the Aragon valley gets wider. Its name refers to the "new village" repopulated in the late 10th century. Altitude 953m. and 58.2km²...
(to the south) and Canfranc
Canfranc
Canfranc is a municipality in the Aragon Valley of north-eastern Spain consisting of two towns.- Political information :* comarca of Jacetania * province of Huesca* autonomous community of Aragón- Canfranc :...
(to the east). The peak is 2,645 meters AMSL high.
The peak towers over the Spanish ski resort
Ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
of Candanchú
Candanchú
Candanchú is a ski resort situated near the town of Canfranc in the High Aragon of the western Pyrenees . The name of the area is a corruption of "Camp d'Anjou" as this was originally the site of a military camp of the French Angevin dynasty...
and the Somport
Somport
Somport is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of France and Spain. The pass, whose name is derived from the Latin Summus portus, was one of the most popular routes for crossing the mountains for soldiers, merchants, and St...
pass on the border with France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The peak gives its name to the French river Gave d'Aspe
Gave d'Aspe
The Gave d'Aspe is the torrential river flowing through the Aspe Valley, one of the three main valleys of the High-Béarn , in the Southwest of France.It is formed in the Aspe Circus, below the Aspe peak ....
and the Aspe Valley.
Ascent routes
- The south-western route: Refugio de Rigüelo - brecha de Aspe - western side - summit (1180 meters of ascent , 3h 20min).
- Normal way from the northeast, from Candanchú.