The pic du Grand Quayrat is a French pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,060 m (10,040 ft) in the vallée d'Oô (commune d'Oô near Bagnères-de-Luchon in the Haute-Garonne department, Midi-Pyrénées region).
| Grand Quayrat | |
|---|---|
 Le Grand Quayrat, depuis le refuge d'Espingo | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,060 m (10,040 ft) |
| Listing | List of Pyrenean three-thousanders |
| Coordinates | 42°42′48″N 0°30′54″E / 42.71333°N 0.51500°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Grand Quayrat Location in the Pyrenees | |
| Location | Haute-Garonne, France |
| Parent range | Pyrenees |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1789 by Henri Reboul |
Toponymy
editIts name in Occitan cairat, meaning "square", comes from the distinctive shape of the summit, roughly forming a right angle, from the north.
History
editThe Grand Quayrat became the second climbed three thousander in 1789, ascended by physician Henri Reboul, leading an expedition from the barnes of Astau.
References
edit- ^ Coordinates from Géoportail and Wikimapia
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