Mines de Pimorent

Mines de Pimorent is a ruins in Porté-Puymorens, Arrondissement of Prades, Occitanie. Mines de Pimorent is situated nearby to the ruins Station haute (transporteur câble), as well as near the scenic viewpoint Capçalera de l’Arieja.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Col de Puymorens and Pic dels Pedrons.

Col de Puymorens

Mountain saddle

Photo: Titiloulou, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Col de Puymorens is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees, connecting Foix to Cerdagne. Its summit is 1,915m. The pass historically crossed the border between France and Catalonia, until the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659 ceded the whole of this area to the former. Col de Puymorens is situated 3½ km east of Mines de Pimorent.

Pic dels Pedrons

Peak

Photo: Alan Mattingly, CC0.

Pic dels Pedrons is a peak, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Mines de Pimorent.

Pic de Fontfreda

Peak

Photo: Pere prlpz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pic de Fontfreda is a peak, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Mines de Pimorent.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pas de la Casa and L’Hospitalet-près-l’Andorre.

Pas de la Casa

Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pas de la Casa is a town in Andorra, a small mountainous country in the Pyrenees mountains in Europe. It is located on the Andorran - French border quite high in the mountains.

L’Hospitalet-près-l’Andorre

Village

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L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France. The area has a history of vulnerability to winter avalanches: one such in 1895 killed 12, and much destruction was also caused in 1906 and 1929. L’Hospitalet-près-l’Andorre is situated 4½ km northeast of Mines de Pimorent.