El Dormidor, Mountain summit in the Pyrenees, France
El Dormidor, also called pic Dourmidou or Tuc Dormidor, is a Pyrenean summit on the boundary between Mosset in the Pyrénées-Orientales and the Aude communes of Counozouls, Sainte-Colombe-sur-Guette and Montfort-sur-Boulzane. It is the tripoint of the Agly, Têt and Aude catchment basins and the highest point of the Corbières-Fenouillèdes regional natural park. The Catalan source gives 1,842.2 m; the summit marker reads 1843 m.
The name comes from the Latin Dormitorium, meaning "bedroom", a place where herds came to sleep in summer. The summit marks the tripoint of the watersheds of the Agly, Têt and Aude rivers, on the boundary between the Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales departments. It is also the highest point of the Corbières-Fenouillèdes regional natural park.
The summit carries different names across local languages and is known by Catalan speakers as well as French speakers, reflecting the regional linguistic heritage of this border area.
You can reach the summit from several starting points including nearby villages, with summer being the best season for hiking. Plan your route in advance and be prepared for changing mountain weather conditions.
The peak is regularly visited by local mountaineering groups as part of a collection of 100 summits that climbers from the region complete. This climbing project brings together enthusiasts who work to reach all of these peaks.
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