Pic du Tourmalet

Pic du Tourmalet is a peak in Sers, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, Occitanie and has an elevation of 2,486 metres. Pic du Tourmalet is situated nearby to the locality Boucle du Jardin des Isards, as well as near the hamlet Super Barèges.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Col du Tourmalet and Pic du Midi de Bigorre.

Col du Tourmalet

Mountain saddle

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Col du Tourmalet is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of the way up.

Pic du Midi de Bigorre

Peak

Photo: Nathan Hamblen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Pic du Midi de Bigorre or simply the Pic du Midi is a mountain in the French Pyrenees. It is the site of the Pic du Midi Observatory.

Lac d’Oncet

Photo: Guy Marty, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Artigues and Barèges.

Artigues

Locality

Photo: Etienne Baudon, Public domain.

Artigues is a locality.

Barèges

Village

Photo: Ottaviani, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Barèges is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, administrative region of Occitania, southwestern France. It is situated in the valley of the Bastan on the former Route nationale 618 on the western side of the Col du Tourmalet.