Pica d'Estats
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| Pica d'Estats | |
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 Pica d'Estats in August 2005 |
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| Elevation | 3,143 metres (10,311 ft) |
| Location | Spain—France |
| Range | Pyrenees |
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| First ascent | 1864 |
Pica d'Estats (Catalan and Spanish: Pica d'Estats, French: Pique d'Estats) is a mountain on the Pyrenees, on the Spanish - French border, and is the highest mountain in Catalonia.
The summit is found between the Catalan district of Pallars Sobirà and the French district of Ariège. It comprises three peaks, very close to each other. The central peak is 3143 metres high, the western peak, or "Pic de Verdaguer", is 3131 m high, and the eastern peak, or "Punta Gabarró", is 3115 m high. This last peak is the geodesic vertex. The ridge runs along the Spanish - French border, in a north-northwest to southeast orientation.
The first ascent was made in 1864 by Henry Russell and Jean-Jacques Denjean.
