Monte Perdido

Monte Perdido
Monte Perdido (center) and Cilindro de Marboré (left)
Highest point
Elevation3,355 m (11,007 ft)
Prominence969 m (3,179 ft)
Coordinates42°40′N 0°02′E / 42.667°N 0.033°E / 42.667; 0.033
Naming
English translationLost mountain
Language of nameSpanish
Geography
Monte Perdido is located in Pyrenees
Monte Perdido
Monte Perdido
Pyrenees
LocationOrdesa Valley, Huesca Province, Aragon, Spain
Parent rangePyrenees
Official namePyrénées - Mont Perdu
TypeMixed
Criteriaiii, iv, v, vii, viii
Designated1997 (21st session)
Reference no.773
RegionEurope and North America
Extensions1999

Monte Perdido (in Spanish; Mont Perdu in French; Mont Perdito in Aragonese; all three meaning lost mountain) is the third highest mountain in the Pyrenees. The summit of Monte Perdido (3355 m), located in Spain, lies hidden from France by the seemingly impenetrable peaks of the Cirques of Gavarnie and Estaubé. It stands in the north of Huesca province. The mountain forms part of the Monte Perdido Range and is located in the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, in the western part of the Pyrenees, in the community of Aragon, Spain.