Pic de Cataperdís, Mountain summit on the Andorra–France border, Ordino parish and Auzat
Pic de Cataperdís is a 2,806-metre summit on the border between Ordino parish in Andorra and Auzat in Ariège, France. It lies between the Pic des Langounelles to the south and the Port de Rat to the north, separating the Arcalís glacial cirque from the Angonella cirque and overlooking the Angonella lakes. The summit is built of Palaeozoic metamorphic schist and topped by a 1.40-metre metal estripagecs sculpture.
The mountain was shaped through metamorphic rock transformation during the formation of the Pyrenean chain in the Paleozoic era. Glacial cirques visible today were carved out during subsequent ice age periods.
A metal sculpture placed at the summit in 2017 references the local estripagecs tradition. Similar artworks can be found on other peaks throughout Ordino parish.
The hike starts from the Port de Rat tunnel and involves approximately 5 kilometers of terrain with steady elevation gain. Plan to spend around 3 to 4 hours for this climb when moving at a moderate pace.
Since 2017 a 1.40-metre metal sculpture of an estripagecs marks the summit, a reduced copy of the figures Pere Moles installed in the Sorteny nature park. Five identical sculptures stand on other Ordino peaks: Casamanya, Estanyo, Font Blanca, Serrere and Tristagne.
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