Grande Fache, Mountain summit at Pyrenees border, France and Spain
The Grande Fâche mountain reaches an elevation of 3,005 meters and forms a natural border between France and Spain in the Pyrenees range.
Henry Russell completed the first documented climb of Grande Fâche in 1874, accompanied by guide Cauterets Latour during their summer expedition.
A statue of the Virgin of Lourdes stands at the summit, placed there in 1942 following the survival of pilgrim Maïte Chevalier after a fall.
Climbers can access the summit from the Wallon valley in France or from the La Sarra marsh in Sallent de Gállego, Spain.
The mountain features a pyramid shape and stands among multiple glacial lakes, known as ibones, within the Marcadau, Piedrafita, and Bachimaña cirques.
Location: Sallent de Gállego
Location: Hautes-Pyrénées
Location: Panticosa
Elevation above the sea: 3,005 m
GPS coordinates: 42.80819,-0.23787
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:52
Vignemale
8.3 km
Pyrénées National Park
5.5 km
Baños de Panticosa
5.4 km
Balaïtous
5.5 km
Pic Palas
7.7 km
Pico de Arriel
8.2 km
Argualas
5.2 km
Cerbillona
8.4 km
Cirque du Marcadau
3.4 km
Néous Glacier
5.1 km
Pico de Cambalés
1.8 km
Grand Barbat
7.2 km
Pabat Glacier
5.4 km
Garmo Negro
4.6 km
Arnales
3.5 km
Pic Occidental d'Enfer
3.5 km
Aguja de Pondiellos
4.5 km
Algas
5.2 km
Infierno Oriental
3.5 km
Aiguille Supérieure du Clot de la Hount
7.9 km
Aiguille SW de Cerbillona
8.3 km
Circ de Marcadau
3.8 km
Aiguille Inférieure du Clot de la Hount
8.1 km
Frondella Central
5.1 km
Frondella SW
5.4 km
Algas N
5.1 km
Frondella N
5.1 km
Chapelle du Marcadau de Cauteret
3.7 kmReviews
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