Bisaurin (; ), or less frequently Visaurin, is a mountain on the
Spanish side of the
Pyrenees
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, located in the northwest of
Jacetania comarca, in
Aragon
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. At 2,669 m (8,757 ft) high, it is the highest peak between the
Atlantic Ocean
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and the
Pic du Midi d'Ossau (at 2,884 m). Its summit boasts views of many peaks including the Pic du Midi d'Ossau, the
Balaïtous, and the central Pyrenean summits and
Collarada to the east, as well as the
Pic d'Anie to the northwest.
The mountain is located near the border with France, approximately 10 km (6.5 mi) west of the
Candanchu ski resort
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and 22 km (14 mi) southwest of the Pic du Midi d'Ossau. It is most easily accessible from
Sansanet on the French side of the border.
Les Topos Pyrénées (French)
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References
External links
{{commonscat, Bisaurin
Ascensión a el Bisaurin (2669 m)
Mountains of the Pyrenees
Two-thousanders of Spain