Russell Caves

The Russell Caves are a group of seven rock-cut caves that Count Henry Russell, a renowned Pyrenean mountaineer, had dug into the Vignemale massif in the French department of Hautes-Pyrénées, to serve as a shelter and holiday resort.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vignemale and Cerbillona.

Vignemale

Peak

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The Vignemale, at 3,298 metres, is the highest of the French Pyrenean summits. It lies on the border between the Department of Hautes-Pyrénées, in Occitanie and Gascony, France and Sobrarbe, in Huesca, Aragon, Spain, and the peak is split between the two countries.

Cerbillona

Peak

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The Cerbillona, culminating at 3,247 m in the massif du Vignemale, constitutes the south-western high fringe of the glacier d'Ossoue with the Pic central and the Clot de la Hount.

Pic central

Peak

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The Pic Central is a pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,235 m, located on the Franco-Spanish border in the massif du Vignemale, of which it constitutes the fourth highest peak.