Balaïtous
Sign in to saveThe Balaitús (Spanish) or Pic du Balaïtous (French) (; ) is a granitic massif of the Pyrenees, located right on the border between Spain and France.
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- Balaitus
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- Balaitous est.jpg
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- Balaitus' summit
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 3144
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 849
- Mountain.listing
- List of mountains in Aragon
- Mountain.location
- Hautes-Pyrénées, FranceAlto Gállego, Aragon, Spain
- Mountain.range
- Pyrenees
- Mountain.map
- Pyrenees
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- Pyrenees
- Mountain.label_position
- left
- Mountain.first_ascent
- August 8, 1825
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Las Neous glacier
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- Elevation
- 3144
- Image
- Balaitous est.jpg
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- topographic prominence
- 849
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- Massif du Balaïtous
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The Balaitús (Spanish) or Pic du Balaïtous (French) (; ) is a granitic massif of the Pyrenees, located right on the border between Spain and France.
==Geography== Balaitús marks the starting point of the High Pyrenees. Its height is AMSL, and it is the nearest mountain to the Atlantic coast to surpass . Its name may come from the Occitan words "vath" (valley) and "leitosa" (milky). Another Spanish name for the mountain is Pico de los Moros (''Moors' peak'').
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