Grand Quayrat
Appearance
Grand Quayrat | |
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![]() Le Grand Quayrat, depuis le refuge d'Espingo | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,060 m (10,040 ft) |
Listing | List of Pyrenean three-thousanders |
Coordinates | 42°42′48″N 0°30′54″E / 42.71333°N 0.51500°E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Haute-Garonne, France |
Parent range | Pyrenees |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1789 by Henri Reboul |
The pic du Grand Quayrat is a French pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,060 m (10,040 ft) in the vallée d'Oô (commune d'Oô near Bagnères-de-Luchon in the Haute-Garonne department, Midi-Pyrénées region).
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Toponymy
[edit]Its name in Occitan cairat, meaning "square", comes from the distinctive shape of the summit, roughly forming a right angle, from the north.
History
[edit]The Grand Quayrat became the second climbed three thousander in 1789, ascended by physician Henri Reboul, leading an expedition from the barnes of Astau.
References
[edit]- ^ Coordinates from Géoportail and Wikimapia