Grand Quayrat

Grand Quayrat
Le Grand Quayrat, depuis le refuge d'Espingo
Elevation	3,060 m (10,040 ft)
Listing	List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
Location
Grand Quayrat Location in the Pyrenees
Location	Haute-Garonne, France
Range	Pyrenees
Coordinates	42°42′48″N 0°30′54″E / 42.71333°N 0.51500°E / 42.71333; 0.51500Coordinates: 42°42′48″N 0°30′54″E / 42.71333°N 0.51500°E / 42.71333; 0.51500[1]
Climbing
First ascent	1789 by Henri Reboul

The pic du Grand Quayrat is a French pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,144 m (10,315 ft) in the vallée d'Oô (commune d'Oô near Bagnères-de-Luchon in the Haute-Garonne department, Midi-Pyrénées region).

Grand Quayrat summit

Toponymy

Its name in Occitan cairat, meaning « square », comes from the distinctive shape of the summit, roughly forming a right angle, from the north.

History

The Grand Quayrat became the second climbed three thousander in 1789, ascended by physician Henri Reboul, leading an expedition from the barnes of Astau.

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