la Tour
la Tour is a peak in Gavarnie-Gèdre, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, Occitanie and has an elevation of 3,007 metres. la Tour is situated nearby to the locality Cirque de Gavarnie, as well as near Circo de Cotatuero.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tour du Marboré and Casque du Marboré.
Tour du Marboré
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tour du Marboré or Tour de Gavarnie is a Pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,009 m, located on the Franco-Spanish border crest in the Monte Perdido Range.
Casque du Marboré
Peak
Photo: Simonjoan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Casque du Marboré, or Casque de Gavarnie or simply le Casque, is a Pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,006 m, located on the crest of three-thousanders in the Monte Perdido Range above Cirque de Gavarnie on the Franco-Spanish border.
Gavarnie Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0.
The Gavarnie Falls is a tiered waterfall in France. With its overall drop of 422 metres, it is the highest waterfall in mainland France. The falls are situated in the Cirque de Gavarnie, near the village Gavarnie in the Hautes-Pyrénées.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cirque de Gavarnie and Circo de Cotatuero.
Cirque de Gavarnie
Locality
Photo: Miguel303xm, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Cirque de Gavarnie is a vast cirque in the central Pyrenees, in southwestern France, close to the border of Spain. It is within the commune of Gavarnie, the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, and the Pyrénées National Park.
Circo de Cotatuero
Locality
Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Circo de Cotatuero is a locality, which is situated 3 km southwest of la Tour.
Gavarnie
Photo: Frederik Vandaele, CC BY 2.5.
Gavarnie is a small village in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in south-western France. It is best known for the Cirque de Gavarnie, a massive glacial cirque in the Pyrenees Mountains, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
la Tour
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,007 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Gavarnie-Gèdre, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
42.68617° or 42° 41′ 10″ northLongitude
-0.01707° or 0° 1′ 2″ westElevation
3,007 metres (9,865 feet)Open location code
8CJXMXPM+F5GeoNames ID
12718533
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In Other Languages
“la Tour” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “la Torre”
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