Pic dels Aspres

Pic dels Aspres is a mountain in the northwest of the principality of Andorra, close to the border with Spain. The nearest town is Arinsal, La Massana.

Pic dels Aspres
Pic del Aspres, Estany de les Truites and Refugi de Coma Pedrosa.
Highest point
Elevation2,562 m (8,406 ft)
Parent peakPic del Port Vell
Coordinates42°34′45″N 1°27′05″E
Geography
Pic dels Aspres
Location of Pic dels Aspres within La Massana parish, Andorra
LocationLa Massana parish, Andorra
Parent rangePyrenees

Geographic features

Some 250 metres below the summit is a round cirque, approximately 100 metres in diameter, which was formed by glacial erosion during the Last Glacial Maximum and which is now a lake, Estany de les Truites (the trout lake).

The valley to the south of the mountain is used as a ski area.

History

During the neolithic, sedentary populations inhabited the dels Aspres hills, and built megalithic dolmens in the area.[1]

References

  1. (in French) Banyuls-dels-Aspres, Les-pyrenees-orientales.com (accessed on 3 October 2019)
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