Glacier de la Cascade
Glacier de la Cascade is a glacier in Gavarnie-Gèdre, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, Occitanie. Glacier de la Cascade is situated nearby to the locality Crête Des Druides, as well as near Breche Passet.Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Perdido and Gavarnie Falls.
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.
Gavarnie Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0.
The Gavarnie Falls is a tiered waterfall in France. With its overall drop of 422 metres, it is the highest waterfall in mainland France. The falls are situated in the Cirque de Gavarnie, near the village Gavarnie in the Hautes-Pyrénées.
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.
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.
Glacier de la Cascade
- Type: Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Gavarnie-Gèdre, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
42.6909° or 42° 41′ 27″ northLongitude
0.0047° or 0° 0′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8FJ2M2R3+9VOpenStreetMap ID
way 604030808OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Localities in the Area
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