This list contains all of the Pyrenean three-thousanders, namely the 129 mountain summits of or more above sea level in the

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, a range of mountains in southwest

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that forms a natural border between

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and

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extend for about from the

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( Cap Higuer) to the

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( Cap de Creus). The highest mountain in the Pyrenees is Aneto in Spain at . The summits meeting the 3,000-metre criterion were defined by a UIAA-sponsored joint Franco-Spanish team led by Juan Buyse. The UIAA list, published in 1990, also contains 83 secondary summits in addition to the 129 principal ones listed here, and divides the range into 11 zones. According to the latest surveys, three of the peaks in the original list are actually below 3000m but are still included below. The selection criteria used here are quite broad – many of the peaks included are secondary summits of major mountains. Using prominence as a criterion, only one summit is an

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, Aneto, a further three have a prominence of 1000m ( Pico Posets, Pica d'Estats, Vignemale), and five more have a prominence of over 600m. Only 17 in total have a prominence of more than 300m, commonly used as a criterion for determining an independent mountain, and are indicated in bold in the table below. 28 more have a prominence of over 100m and can be considered significant summits. All the peaks in this list are in Spain (59 peaks) or France (26 peaks), or delimit the border between the two countries (45). The two highest major mountains and their subsidiary summits (Aneto and Posets - Zone 7 and 9) are entirely in Spain, together with the Besiberri peaks (zone 10) while Pic Long and surrounding mountains (zone 5) are entirely in France. Most of the other mountains lie on or close to the border. The small country of

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is located in the eastern portion of the Pyrenees and is surrounded by Spain and France; its highest mountain – Coma Pedrosa at – falls below the 3,000-metre threshold. The mountains are listed by height within each of the 11 zones. Pyrenees composite NASA

Table (incomplete) of Pyrenean 3000m summits

For the complete list see: Pyrenees#Highest summits Zone 1 : Balaïtous-Enfer-Argualas Zone 2 : Vignemale Zone 3 : Monte Perdido Zone 4 : La Munia Zone 5 : Néouvielle-Pic Long Zone 6 : Batoua-Batchimale Zone 7 : Posets-Eristé Zone 8 : Clarabide-Perdiguero-Boum Zone 9 : Maladeta-Aneto Zone 10 : Besiberris Zone 11 : Estats-Montcalm

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All of the summits – including secondary summits – contained in the Buyse list (in French)

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Table (incomplete) of Pyrenean 3000m summits

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