Lac des Espécières

Lac des Espécières is a lake in Gavarnie-Gèdre, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, Occitanie. Lac des Espécières is situated nearby to the locality El Basiero, as well as near Forqueta de Gabieto.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pic du Taillon and Roland’s Breach.

Pic du Taillon

Peak

Photo: Tigerente, CC BY 4.0.

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.

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.

Port de Boucharo

Mountain saddle

Photo: Babylas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Port de Boucharo is a mountain saddle.

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.