Pic de Font Blanca, Mountain summit at 2,903 meters on the French-Andorran border, Andorra.
The Pic de Font Blanca rises to 2,903 meters altitude in the Pyrenees mountain range, marking the border between France and Andorra with its distinctive pyramidal rock formation composed of migmatite metamorphic stone.
Henry Russell documented his ascent of this summit in 1864, passing through El Serrat and using shepherd cabins above the Port de Siguer, describing the descent as one of the longest and most difficult in the Pyrenees.
The summit name derives from Catalan meaning 'white source', reflecting the local linguistic heritage that blends Catalan and Occitan influences throughout the border region between France and Andorra.
Access requires hiking from either the French side via Étang du Rouch or the Andorran route starting from Pleta del Castellar, with both paths demanding several hours of mountain walking across challenging terrain.
A 1.4-meter tall metal sculpture representing an estripagecs was installed at the summit in 2017, commemorating local artistic traditions and matching similar installations on other peaks in Ordino parish.
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