Grand Quayrat

Grand Quayrat

Le Grand Quayrat, depuis le refuge d'Espingo
Highest point
Elevation 3,060 m (10,040 ft)
Listing List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
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]
Geography
Grand Quayrat

Location in the Pyrenees

Location Haute-Garonne, France
Parent range Pyrenees
Climbing
First ascent 1789 by Henri Reboul

The pic du Grand Quayrat is a French pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,060 m (10,040 ft) in the vallée d'Oô (commune d' 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.

References

  1. Coordinates from Géoportail and Wikimapia


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