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Western Pyrenees

Range Type	Geographically-defined sub-range
Highest Point	Pic du Midi d'Ossau (2884 m/9462 ft)
Countries	Spain (122%), France (78%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Navarra (44%), Nouvelle-Aquitaine (39%), Aragón (12%), Basque Country (5%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	13,503 sq km / 5,213 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	141 km / 88 mi North-South 154 km / 95 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	42° 56' N; 1° 15' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Western Pyrenees
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Pyrenees	Level 3 (Parent)
Western Pyrenees	Level 4
West-Central Pyrenees	Level 4 (Sibling)
South-Central Pyrennees Foothills	Level 4 (Sibling)
East-Central Pyrenees	Level 4 (Sibling)
Eastern Pyrenees	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Western Pyrenees

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Pic du Midi d'Ossau	2884	9462
2.	Collarada	2883	9459
3.	Peña Retona	2770	9088
4.	Peña Telera	2762	9062
5.	Bisaurin	2670	8760
6.	Pico de la Garganta de Aisa	2643	8671
7.	L'escarpu	2606	8550
8.	Pico Anayet	2574	8445
9.	Vertice del Anayet	2555	8383
10.	Pic d'Anie	2504	8215
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Western Pyrenees

Mesa de los Tres Reyes

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Highest point in Navarre, and in the greater Basque Country (Euskal Herria). Here I am with Javi from Soria, whom I met on the way up. This little castle represents one of the castles of Navarre. :) Photo by Iona Feldman.
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Jaizkibel

On the way to the summit of the Jaizkibel. We can see the Bidasoa, who separates France and Spain (2017-04-29). Photo by James Topos.
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