Grand Quayrat
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| File:Pico Gran Quairat 2.jpg
Le Grand Quayrat, depuis le refuge d'Espingo
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| Listing | List of Pyrenean three-thousanders |
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Grand Quayrat is located in Pyrenees
 Grand Quayrat
Location in the Pyrenees
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| Location | Haute-Garonne, France |
| Parent range | Pyrenees |
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| First ascent | 1789 by Henri Reboul |
The pic du Grand Quayrat is a French pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,060 m (10,040 ft) in the vallée d'Oô (commune d'Oô near Bagnères-de-Luchon in the Haute-Garonne department, Midi-Pyrénées region).
File:Pico Gran Quairat 1.jpg
Grand Quayrat summit
Toponymy
Its name in Occitan 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.
References
- ↑ Coordinates from Géoportail and Wikimapia
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