Pic de Céciré, Mountain summit in Haute-Garonne, France.
Pic de Céciré is a 2,403-metre summit in the French Pyrenees, on the commune of Castillon-de-Larboust in Haute-Garonne, 6 km from Bagnères-de-Luchon. It stands at the north end of a ridge line separating the Lis valley from the Astau valley, and its steepest northeastern flank overlooks a small cirque from which the Rieumaynade stream flows. The photograph shows the rounded, uneven top pale with snow, dark rock streaks running down from it, and bare lower flanks with snow in the hollows.
The north-east slope was developed from the early 20th century, when the Luchon-Superbagnères resort was built there. In 1960 a new chairlift extended the ski area up to the approaches of the peak, following the Rieumaynade stream. The earlier rack railway, then the road and the cable car, opened the summit to walkers.
The summit sits along the GR10, a major hiking path running across the entire Pyrenees, connecting this location to a large network of walkers and travelers. Many people use it as a landmark during their multi-day journeys through the mountain range.
The easiest route starts at the Superbagnères ski resort, following the Coume de Bourg up to a col at 2,272 m northwest of the peak; this stretch is part of the GR 10. The final kilometre runs along the ridge line to the summit. The north-east face is the steepest, above the Rieumaynade stream cirque.
The summit stands on the crest between the Lis valley to the east and the val d'Astau, drained by the neste d'Oô, to the west. Its steepest slope, the north-east face, drops into a small cirque where the Ruisseau de Rieumaynade rises. The peak lies 6 km from Bagnères-de-Luchon, on the commune of Castillon-de-Larboust.
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