Cascade Peaks | |
Elevation: | 3095, 3106, 3095 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Pyrenees |
Listing: | List of Pyrenean three-thousanders |
Location: | France - Spain |
Map: | Pyrenees |
Coordinates: | 42.6867°N 0.0022°W |
Region: | Midi-Pyrénées Aragon |
Region Type: | Région Communauté |
District: | Hautes-Pyrénées Huesca |
District Type: | Département Province |
Age: | Sélandien-Thanétien pour les roches[2] |
Geology: | calcaires massifs à algues, calcaires à milioles, calcaires grèseux |
The Cascade Peaks are three summits in the Monte Perdido Range of the Pyrenees, culminating at 3161m (10,371feet) on the eastern peak. The central peak, known as Brulle, and the western peak are 3106m (10,190feet)[3] and 3095m (10,154feet) high, respectively. The peaks are located on the 3,000 m French-Spanish borderline crest.
The central summit was named in honor of Henri Brulle.
The peaks are part of the Monte Perdido Range above the Cirque de Gavarnie. The peaks are located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the Midi-Pyrénées region of France, and in Huesca province, in the Aragon region of Spain.
The summit is composed of massive algae sediments, miliolitic sediments (eolianite) and sandstone sediments from the Eocene and Oligocene periods.[4]