Tour du Marboré
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Tour du Marboré or Tour de Gavarnie is a Pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,009 m (9,872 ft), located on the Franco-Spanish border crest in the Monte Perdido Range.
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Tour du Marboré | |
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![]() View of the south face in summer | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,009 m (9,872 ft)[1] |
Listing | List of Pyrenean three-thousanders |
Coordinates | 42°41′08″N 0°01′02″E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | France — Spain |
Région Communauté | Midi-Pyrénées Aragon |
Département Province | Hautes-Pyrénées Huesca |
Parent range | Massif du Mont-Perdu (Pyrenees) |
see: Cilindro de Marboré
The Tour du Marboré is part of the range above Cirque de Gavarnie. It marks the border between the Pyrenees National Park of France and the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park of Spain.
In 1956, it was climbed from the northern side by Jean Ravier and Claude Dufourmantelle.
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