Glacier des Gabiétous

Glacier des Gabiétous is a glacier in Gavarnie-Gèdre, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, Occitanie. Glacier des Gabiétous is situated nearby to the locality El Basiero, as well as near La Catuarta.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roland’s Breach and Pic du Taillon.

Roland’s Breach

Mountain saddle

Photo: Jensbn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Roland's Breach is the name of a natural gap, 40 m across and 100 m high, at an elevation of 2,804 m in the Pyrenees on the border of Aragón, northern Spain, and Hautes-Pyrénées, southwestern France.

Pic du Taillon or Pico Taillón is a summit in the Pyrenees, culminating at 3,144 m on the Franco-Spanish border in the Monte Perdido Range. Pic du Taillon is considered one of the easiest 3,000ers above the Cirque de Gavarnie.

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.

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.