Pica d'Estats
Encyclopedia
Pica d'Estats is a 3,143-m-high mountain in the Montcalm Massif
, Pyrenees
. on the Spanish
–French
border, and is the highest mountain in Catalonia
.
This mountain is included in the Parc Natural de l'Alt Pirineu.
in Pallars Sobirà
and the French district of Ariège
. It comprises three peaks, all lying close to each other:
This eastern peak is the geodesic vertex. The ridge runs north-northwest to southeast along the Spanish–French border.
Montcalm Massif
The Montcalm Massif 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....
, Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
. on the Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
–French
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...
border, and is the highest mountain in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
.
This mountain is included in the Parc Natural de l'Alt Pirineu.
Summits
The summit is located between the Catalan municipality of AlinsAlins
Alins is a municipality in the comarca of the Pallars Sobirà in Catalonia, Spain. It adjoins France and Andorra. It covers the valleys of the Noguera de Vallferrara and Tor rivers in the north of the comarca. The Pica d'Estats is part of the Montcalm Massif on the frontier between this...
in Pallars Sobirà
Pallars Sobirà
El Pallars Sobirà is a comarca in the mountainous northwest of Catalonia, Spain. The name means "Upper Pallars", distinguishing it from the more populous Pallars Jussà to its southwest...
and the French district of Ariège
Ariège
Ariège is a department in southwestern France named after the Ariège River.- History :Ariège is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the counties of Foix and Couserans....
. It comprises three peaks, all lying close to each other:
- Central peak (3,143 m)
- Western peak, or Pic de Verdaguer, (3,131 m)
- Eastern peak, or Punta GabarróPunta GabarróPunta Gabarró or Punta de Gabarró is a mountain of the Montcalm Massif. Located in the Pyrenees, at the border between France and Spain, it has an altitude of 3105 metres above sea level....
, (3,115 m)
This eastern peak is the geodesic vertex. The ridge runs north-northwest to southeast along the Spanish–French border.
See also
- List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
- PyreneesPyreneesThe Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
- List of mountains in Catalonia