- Pica d'Estats
Infobox Mountain
Name = Pica d'Estats
Photo = Pica d'Estats 31-08-2005.jpg
Caption = Pica d'Estats in August 2005
Elevation = 3,143 metres (10,311 ft)
Location = FRA/ESP
Range =Pyrenees
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Coordinates = coord|42|40|N|1|23|E|type:mountain
Topographic
First ascent = 1864 by Henry Russell and Jean-Jacques Denjean
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Pronunciation =Pica d'Estats (Catalan and Spanish: "Pica d'Estats", French: "Pic d'Estats") is a mountain in the
Pyrenees , on the Spanish–French border, and is the highest mountain inCatalonia .The summit is located between the Catalan district of
Pallars Sobirà and the French district ofAriège . 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 Gabarró", (3,115 m)This eastern peak is the
geodesic vertex . The ridge runs north-northwest to southeast along the Spanish–French border.The first ascent was made in 1864 by Henry Russell and Jean-Jacques Denjean.
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