Cascade Peaks

Cascade Peaks
looking south: the oriental, central and western Cascade peaks (second, third and fourth from left respectively)
Elevation	3095, 3106, 3095[1]
Listing	List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
Location
Cascade Peaks Location in the Pyrenees
Location	France — Spain
Range	Pyrenees
Coordinates	42°41′12″N 0°00′08″E / 42.68667°N 0.00222°E / 42.68667; 0.00222Coordinates: 42°41′12″N 0°00′08″E / 42.68667°N 0.00222°E / 42.68667; 0.00222
Geology
Age of rock	Sélandien-Thanétien pour les roches[2]

The Cascade Peaks are three summits in the Monte Perdido Range of the Pyrenees, culminating at 3,161 m (10,371 ft) on the oriental peak. The central peak or pic Brulle and the western peak are 3,106 m (10,190 ft)^[3] and 3,095 m (10,154 ft) high, respectively. The peaks are located on the 3,000 m French-Spanish borderline crest.

Toponymy

The central summit was named in honor of Henri Brulle.

Geography

The peaks are part of range above Cirque de Gavarnie. The peaks are located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, Midi-Pyrénées region of France, and in Huesca province, Aragon region of Spain.

Geology

The summit is composed of massive algae sediments, miliolitic sediments and sandstone sediments from the early Paleogene period.^[4]

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