| Pic du Midi d'Ossau | |
|---|---|
 Pic du Midi d'Ossau | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,884 m (9,462 ft) |
| Coordinates | 42°50′35″N 0°26′17″W / 42.84306°N 0.43806°W |
| Geography | |
  Pic du Midi d'Ossau Pyrenees | |
| Location | Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France |
| Parent range | Pyrenees |
The Pic du Midi d'Ossau (French pronunciation: [pik dy midi dɔso]; Occitan: Pic de Mieidia d'Aussau; 2,884 m) is a mountain rising above the Ossau Valley in the French Pyrenees. Despite possessing neither a glacier nor, in the context of the range, a particularly high summit, its distinctive shape makes it a symbol of the French side of the Pyrenees. This familiar shape also makes it easily recognisable from afar, and it is particularly distinctive from the Boulevard des Pyrénées in Pau, some 55 km to the north.[1][2]
- ^ Reynolds, Kev (2004). The Pyrenees: The High Pyrenees from the Cirque De Lescun to the Carlit Massif. Cicerone Press. pp. 136–138. ISBN 1-85284-420-5.
- ^ French Atlantic Coast. Michelin Apa Publications Ltd. October 2007. p. 338. ISBN 978-1-906261-17-7.