Grand Quayrat Explained

Grand Quayrat
Elevation M:3060
Range:Pyrenees
Listing:List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
Location:Haute-Garonne, France
Map:Pyrenees
Coordinates:42.7133°N 0.515°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
First Ascent:1789 by Henri Reboul

The pic du Grand Quayrat is a French pyrenean summit, culminating at 3060m (10,040feet) in the vallée d'Oô (commune d' near Bagnères-de-Luchon in the Haute-Garonne department, Midi-Pyrénées region).

Toponymy

Its name in Occitan Occitan (post 1500);: cairat, meaning "square", comes from the distinctive shape of the summit, roughly forming a right angle, from the north.

History

The Grand Quayrat became the second climbed three thousander in 1789, ascended by physician Henri Reboul, leading an expedition from the barnes of Astau.

Notes and References

  1. Coordinates from Géoportail and Wikimapia