Monte Perdido, Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

Name: Monte Perdido
Address: Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain

#3 among attractions in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

Unesco, Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Monte Perdido, Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

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Monte Perdido is the third highest mountain in the Pyrenees. The summit of Monte Perdido, located in Spain, lies hidden from France by the seemingly impenetrable peaks of the Cirques of Gavarnie and Estaubé. It stands in the north of Huesca province. The mountain forms part of the Monte Perdido Range and is located in the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, in the western part of the Pyrenees, in the community of Aragon, Spain. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 11007 ftProminence: 3179 ftCoordinates: 42°40'0"N, 0°1'60"E

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Monte Perdido – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pic du Taillon, Cilindro de Marboré, Ordesa Valley, Pic de la Munia.

4.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic du Taillon
120 min walk • Pic du Taillon, an imposing mountain that stands as a sentinel between France and Spain, is a pinnacle of natural beauty and mountaineering challenge. Rising to an elevation of 3,144 meters, the peak forms part of the Pyrenees mountain range and is a favored...
1.3 miN
Part of a mountain trio in a park
Cilindro de Marboré
34 min walk • Cilindro de Marboré is a mountain in the Monte Perdido massif in the Pyrenees. It is one of the three mountains comprising Las Tres Sorores, the others being Monte Perdido and Soum de Ramond. It is the northernmost point of Spain crossed by the IERS Reference Meridian.
4.8 miW
Deep canyons and multiple day-hike routes
Ordesa Valley, Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
123 min walk • The Ordesa Valley is a glacial valley in Aragon, in the Spanish Pyrenees which forms part of the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park. It was first discovered in 1820, but not mapped in detail until approximately the 1920s. The valley is about 11 kilometres long.
6.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic de la Munia
155 min walk • The Pic de la Munia culminating at 3,133 m is the highest point of the three cirques of Troumouse, Barroude and Barrosa. It is located on the border between France and Spain.
2.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Épaule du Marboré
54 min walk • Épaule du Marboré is a pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,073 m in the Monte Perdido Range, marking the Franco-Spanish border. It lies on the Greenwich meridien.
3.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Grotte Casteret
92 min walk • The Grotte Casteret, also known by its Spanish names Gruta de Casteret or Gruta Helada de Casteret, is a limestone ice cave, located high in the Spanish Pyrenees, within the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park.
0.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Soum de Ramond, Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
14 min walk • Soum de Ramond, also known as Pico de Añisclo in Spanish and Aragonese, is a mountain of 3,263 metres in the Monte Perdido massif in the Aragonese Pyrenees in northern Spain.
2.8 miE
42°40'42"N • 0°5'8"E
Ermita de la Virgen de Pineta
71 min walk • Church
1.4 miSE
42°39'0"N • 0°3'0"E
Pyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage Site, Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
37 min walk • The Pyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage Site is a World Heritage Site straddling the border between Spain and France in the Pyrenees mountain chain. The summit of Monte Perdido is on the Spanish side of the border. The site was designated in 1997 and extended north in 1999 to include the Commune of Gèdre in France.
1 miW
42°39'48"N • 0°0'54"E
Refugio de Goriz
25 min walk • Hiking, Alpine hut