Monte Astún

Monte Astún is a peak in Jaca, Huesca, Aragon and has an elevation of 2,141 metres. Monte Astún is situated nearby to the hamlet Candanchú, as well as near the village Canfranc-Estación.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Somport and Hospital de Somport.

Somport

Photo: CHV, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Somport is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of France and Spain. It lies on the French Way of the Way of Saint James. The pass is the end of the Via Tolosana and the starting point of the Aragonese Way.

Hospital de Somport

Protected area

Photo: CHV, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hospital de Somport is a protected area.

Ibón de Escalar

Lake

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Ibón de Escalar is a lake in the Province of Huesca, northeastern Spain. It lies at an elevation of 2,078 metres in the Valle de Astún.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Candanchú and Canfranc-Estación.

Candanchú

Hamlet

Photo: Willtron, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Candanchú is a ski resort situated near the town of Canfranc in the High Aragon of the western Pyrenees, in the province of Huesca, Spain. The name of the area is an adaptation of the French "Camp d'Anjou", as it was originally the site of a military camp of the French Angevin dynasty. Candanchú is situated 2½ km south of Monte Astún.

Canfranc-Estación

Village

Photo: Lozano Manzanedo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canfranc-Estación is a village, which is situated 7 km south of Monte Astún.

Urdos

Village

Photo: France64160, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Urdos is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. Its station on the Pau–Canfranc railway was closed after an accident in 1970. Urdos is situated 8 km north of Monte Astún.

Monte Astún

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,141 metres
Also known as: “Monte Astun”
Category: landform
Location: Jaca, Huesca, Aragon, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

42.80878° or 42° 48′ 32″ north

Longitude

-0.52582° or 0° 31′ 33″ west

Elevation

2,141 metres (7,024 feet)

Open location code

8CJXRF5F+GM

GeoNames ID

3036845

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