Brèche de Tuquerouye
Brèche de Tuquerouye is a mountain saddle in Bielsa Municipality, Huesca, Aragon and has an elevation of 2,668 metres. Brèche de Tuquerouye is situated nearby to the locality El Embudo, as well as near Balcón de Pineta.Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Perdido and Cilindro de Marboré.
Monte Perdido
Peak
Photo: Prouzet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monte Perdido is the third highest mountain in the Pyrenees. The summit of Monte Perdido, located in Spain, lies hidden from France by the seemingly impenetrable peaks of the Cirques of Gavarnie and Estaubé.
Cilindro de Marboré
Peak
Photo: Nacho Azcárate, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cilindro de Marboré is a mountain in the Monte Perdido massif in the Pyrenees. It is one of the three mountains comprising Las Tres Sorores, the others being Monte Perdido and Soum de Ramond.
Pic de Marboré
Peak
Photo: Tigerente, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marboré Peak is a summit in the Pyrenees located on the Franco-Spanish border crest in the Monte Perdido Range.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gavarnie and Cirque de Gavarnie.
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.
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.
Brèche de Tuquerouye
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,668 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Bielsa Municipality, Huesca, Aragon, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.6977° or 42° 41′ 52″ northLongitude
0.0402° or 0° 2′ 25″ eastElevation
2,668 metres (8,753 feet)Open location code
8FJ2M2XR+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 8229937492OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Brèche de Tuquerouye” goes by many names.
- French: “Brèche de Tuquerouye”
- Spanish: “Forqueta de Tuca Roya”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as El Embudo and Balcón de Pineta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Refuge de Tuquerouye and Ibón de Marboré.
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