Monte Perdido

Monte Perdido
Monte Perdido

Monte Perdido (left) and Cilindro de Marboré (right)
Elevation 3,355 m (11,007 ft)
Translation Lost mountain (Spanish)
Location
Monte Perdido is located in Pyrenees
Monte Perdido
Ordesa Valley, Huesca province,  Aragon
Range Pyrenees
Coordinates 42°40′N 0°02′E / 42.667°N 0.033°E / 42.667; 0.033Coordinates: 42°40′N 0°02′E / 42.667°N 0.033°E / 42.667; 0.033
Monte Perdido seen from Ordesa valley.
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu *
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country Spain
Type Mixed
Criteria iii, iv, v, vii, viii
Reference 773
Region ** Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 1997 (21st Session)
Extensions 1999
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List
** Region as classified by UNESCO

Monte Perdido (Mont Perdu in French, both meaning lost mountain) is the third highest mountain in the Pyrenees. The summit of Monte Perdido (3355 m), located in Spain, lies hidden from France by the seemingly impenetrable peaks of the Cirques of Gavarnie and Estaubé. It is in the north of Huesca province. The mountain forms part of the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, in the west of the Pyrenees, in the community of Aragon, Spain.

Access to the mountain is easier from Spain than from France. The route starts near the village of Torla, Aragon, at the Ordesa Valley and ascends the Cirque de Soaso towards the Refuge of Góriz before the stiff climb to the summit. It is a dangerous climb with snow.

National Park

Monte Perdido is the centre-piece of the Spanish Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park which was established in 1918 with just 21 square kilometres of land. The park has grown significantly to 156 square kilometres and incorporates the whole of the Añisclo Canyon. There are more than 1500 species of flowers, 171 species of birds, 32 different mammals and 8 types of reptile in the Ordesa. Most magnificent of all is the Lammergeier (Bearded Vulture) with a 3 metre wingspan. The Pyrenees is one of the few places in Europe where these birds can be seen.

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