Maladeta

Maladeta
Maladeta
Highest point
Elevation3,312 m (10,866 ft)
ListingList of mountains in Aragon
Coordinates42°38′50″N 0°38′22″E / 42.64722°N 0.63944°E / 42.64722; 0.63944
Naming
English translationfrom "damned mountains"
Language of nameSpanish
Geography
Maladeta is located in Pyrenees
Maladeta
Maladeta
Location in the Pyrenees
LocationRibagorza, Aragon, Spain
Parent rangePyrenees
Climbing
First ascent28 September 1817

Maladeta (3,312 m) is a mountain in the Pyrenees, close to the highest peak in the range, Aneto. It is located in the Natural Park of Posets-Maladeta in the town of Benasque in Province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. Its northern slope contains the 91-acre (37 ha) Maladeta Glacier, which is divided into the 15-acre (6 ha) Western Maladeta and the 77-acre (31 ha) Eastern Maladeta.

Maladeta was previously considered to be highest peak in the area, and attempts to reach its summit took priority over the other peaks in the range. The first successful ascent of the peak was made by Johann Jacob Friedrich Wilhelm Parrot with guide Pierre Barrau in 1817.[1]

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