Pic Verdaguer, Mountain summit in Montcalm Massif, France and Spain.
Pic Verdaguer is a mountain summit rising to 3,129 meters (10,265 feet) that straddles the French-Spanish border in the Pyrenees. The peak stands within the Montcalm Massif, forming one of several prominent ridges and slopes in the surrounding chain.
The summit has borne the name Pic Verdaguer since 1983, when it was named in honour of the Catalan poet Jacint Verdaguer i Santaló, a noted lover of hiking. The peak rises 3,129.4 metres in the Montcalm Massif, beside the Pica d'Estats and the Punta Gabarró, within the Alt Pirineu Natural Park.
The summit is named after Jacint Verdaguer i Santaló, the Catalan poet and keen hiker, a name it has carried since 1983. It lies within the Alt Pirineu Natural Park, together with the Pica d'Estats and the Punta Gabarró.
The summit can be reached via three main starting points: Port de Sullo, Refuge du Pinet, or Refuge de Vall Ferrera. Each route demands solid fitness and appropriate mountain gear, particularly in the higher sections where the terrain becomes steeper.
The summit rises to 3,129.4 metres, the figure given in Catalan sources, and stands beside the Pica d'Estats and the Punta Gabarró in the Montcalm Massif. It lies on the French-Spanish border, within the Alt Pirineu Natural Park. The photograph shows the upper rock dark grey and greenish, with reddish-brown and ochre patches lower on the right slope, two white snow patches and a pale trail crossing diagonally.
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