La Raca
La Raca is a peak in Canfranc, Huesca, Aragon and has an elevation of 2,300 metres. La Raca is situated nearby to the hamlet Candanchú, as well as near 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.
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. Ibón de Escalar is situated 3½ km north of La Raca.
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 4½ km south of La Raca.
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 10 km northwest of La Raca.
La Raca
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,300 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Canfranc, Huesca, Aragon, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.79172° or 42° 47′ 30″ northLongitude
-0.50653° or 0° 30′ 24″ westElevation
2,300 metres (7,546 feet)Open location code
8CJXQFRV+M9GeoNames ID
9794365
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