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Pic de Montcalm

Pic de Montcalm
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Pic de Montcalm view from la pica d'Estats
Highest point
Elevation 3,077 m (10,095 ft) 
Listing List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
Coordinates 42°40′20″N 01°24′23″E / 42.67222°N 1.40639°E / 42.67222; 1.40639Coordinates: 42°40′20″N 01°24′23″E / 42.67222°N 1.40639°E / 42.67222; 1.40639
Geography
Pic de Montcalm is located in Pyrenees
Pic de Montcalm
Pic de Montcalm
Parent range Pyrénées
Geology
Mountain type Granite
Climbing
First ascent 18 July 1807 by Candolle and Simon Faure
Easiest route Par le refuge du Pinet (France)
ou le Vall Ferrera (Espagne)

Pic de Montcalm is a French pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,077 m (10,095 ft), located in the Ariège department, Midi-Pyrénées region of France.

Located in the Ariège south of Auzat in the Vicdessos, it lies slightly north of the Franco-Spanish borderline crest.

La pique du Montcalm (Ariège appellation), la pique d'Estats and the pic du port de Sullo are the three main summits of the massif du Montcalm, the last two bordering Spain and la Pica d'Estats the highest summit in Catalonia.

The summit is located in the perimeter of the parc naturel régional des Pyrénées ariégeoises.

The first ascent was made on July 18, 1807 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle along with guide Simon Faure

On the French side, three main itineraries are possible :

On the Spanish side: by the Val Ferrera, from the Pica d'Estats from which one can reach the Montcalm by the col de l'Estats, French side.


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