Aspe peak (also known as Pico de la Garganta de Aísa) is a
mountain
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in the western
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. They extend nearly from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum elevation of at the peak of Aneto. ...
of
Huesca
Huesca (; ) is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon between 1096 and 1118. It is also the capital of the Spanish Huesca (province), ...
; which is situated on the west side of the
Aragon Valley near the towns of
Villanúa (to the south) and
Canfranc (to the east). The peak is
AMSL
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high. It is adjoined to the peak of
Zapatilla.
The peak towers over the Spanish
ski resort
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of
Candanchú and the
Somport pass on the border with
France
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. The peak gives its name to the French river
Gave d'Aspe and the
Aspe Valley.
Ascent routes
*The south-western route: ''Refugio de Rigüelo'' - ''brecha de Aspe'' - western side - summit (1180 metres of ascent, 3h 20min).
*Normal way from the northeast, from Candanchú.
References
External links
*
Mendikat - Aspe
Mountains of Aragon
Mountains of the Pyrenees
Two-thousanders of Spain
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