Puerto de Candanchú
Puerto de Candanchú is a pass in Jaca, Huesca, Aragon and has an elevation of 1,664 metres. Puerto de Candanchú is situated nearby to the village Canfranc-Estación.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 St. James. The pass is the end of the Via Tolosana and the starting point of the Aragonese Way. The elevation is 1,632 m.
Hospital de Somport
Protected area
Photo: CHV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hospital de Somport is a protected area.
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.
Canfranc-Estación
Village
Photo: Lozano Manzanedo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canfranc-Estación is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Puerto de Candanchú.
Canfranc
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Canfranc is in Aragon, Spain. It consists of two villages, the original village, which has fewer than 100 residents, and Canfranc Estación, which developed with the establishment of Canfranc international railway station to serve railway traffic across the Pyrenees.
Puerto de Candanchú
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 1,664 metres
- Also known as: “Puerto de Candanchu”
- Category: landform
- Location: Jaca, Huesca, Aragon, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.7894° or 42° 47′ 22″ northLongitude
-0.54785° or 0° 32′ 52″ westElevation
1,664 metres (5,459 feet)Open location code
8CJXQFQ2+QVGeoNames ID
3126641
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