Tour du Marboré

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Tour du Marboré
View of the south face in summer
Highest point
Elevation	3,009 m (9,872 ft)[1]
Prominence	103 m (338 ft)
Listing	List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
Coordinates	42°41′08″N 0°01′02″E / 42.68556°N 0.01722°E / 42.68556; 0.01722[1]
Geography
Tour du Marboré Location in the Pyrenees
Location	France — Spain
Région Communauté	Midi-Pyrénées Aragon
Département Province	Hautes-Pyrénées Huesca
Parent range	Massif du Mont-Perdu (Pyrenees)

Tour du Marboré or Tour de Gavarnie is a Pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,009 m (9,872 ft), located on the Franco-Spanish border crest in the Monte Perdido Range.

Toponymy

see: Cilindro de Marboré

Topography

The Tour du Marboré is part of the range above Cirque de Gavarnie. It marks the border between the Pyrenees National Park of France and the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park of Spain.

• On the French side, it is located in the commune of Gavarnie in the canton of Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Hautes-Pyrénées department, Midi-Pyrénées region.
• On the Spanish side, it is located in the comarca of Sobrarbe, Huesca province, Aragon.

Mountaineering

In 1956, it was climbed from the northern side by Jean Ravier and Claude Dufourmantelle.

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