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The Montcalm Massif (, ) is a mountain massif located in the
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, at the border between
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and
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, with an altitude of 3077 metres above sea level. Some of the summits are over 3,000 m high and the highest mountain in
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( Pica d'Estats), as well as the highest mountain in Ariège ( Pic de Montcalm), are part of this massif.


Protected areas

The Parc naturel régional des Pyrénées ariégeoises is located on the French side of the massif area and the Parc Natural de l'Alt Pirineu on the Spanish side. Climbing some of the summits is not easy and there have been occasional accidents involving overconfident mountaineers.Massif du Montcalm : chute mortelle à 2 700 m
/ref> The ''Estany de Canalbona'' or ''Estanyol Occidental de Canalbona'' is a pristine
glacial lake A glacial lake is a body of water with origins from glacier activity. They are formed when a glacier erodes the land and then melts, filling the depression created by the glacier. Formation Near the end of the last glacial period, roughly 10,0 ...
located in the Montcalm Massif between the Pic de Canalbona and the Rodó de Canalbona, at the base of the "Collet Fals" near the "Pica d'Estats". The lake drains towards the Catalan side. The lake stays frozen most of the year, but the ice is usually totally melted at the end of the summer.


Summits

Some of the main summits are: * Pica d'Estats, 3143 m * Pic de Montcalm, 3077 m * Pic de Sotllo or Pic du port de Sullo, 3072 m * Pic Verdaguer, 3131 m * Punta Gabarro, 3115 m * Rodo de Canalbona, 3004 m * Pic de Canalbona, 2965 m


See also

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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. ...
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List of Pyrenean three-thousanders This list contains all of the Pyrenean three-thousanders, namely the 129 mountain summits of or more above sea level in the Pyrenees, a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain. The Pyrenees ex ...
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Mountains of Catalonia This is a list of mountains in Catalonia, Spain. See also *Montserrat (mountain), Montserrat *List of mountains in Aragon References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mountains Of Catalonia Lists of mountains of Spain, Catalonia Mountains ...


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Pictures of the Massif
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