Puig de la Clapa, Mountain summit on the French-Spanish border near Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, France
Puig de la Clapa, also called El Pic, is a 1,614-metre summit on the French-Spanish border, at the southern end of Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste commune and the northern end of Molló. It lies west of Puig Sec and east of the Coll de la Clapa, in the Canigó massif. A second source gives 1,655 metres and a prominence of 121 metres.
The summit lies on the border between the municipalities of Molló (Ripollès, Spain) and Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste (Vallespir, France), at the southern end of the French commune and the northern end of the Catalan one. It stands west of Puig Sec and east of the Coll de la Clapa. Catalan sources give 1,614 m; a Cebuano Wikipedia entry gives 1,655 m, a discrepancy of about 40 m.
The summit sits on the border: the southern slope belongs to Molló in the Ripollès comarca, the northern to the commune of Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste in Vallespir. The mountain is a regular objective of hiking routes in the Canigó massif, reached from the Coll de la Clapa to its west, with the Puig Sec to the east.
The summit lies on the border ridge at the southern end of Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste commune, west of Puig Sec and east of the Coll de la Clapa. It is a common destination on hiking routes of the Canigó massif; the Catalan Wikipedia gives 1,614 m, while the Cebuano entry states 1,655 m.
The summit lies on the border: the southern slope belongs to Molló in the Ripollès, the northern to Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste in Vallespir. The Catalan name is also given as El Pic, and the mountain is a regular goal of hiking routes in the Canigó massif.
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