Tallest Mountains in the Pyrenees

Tallest Mountains in the Pyrenees

The Pyrenees mountain chain stretches roughly 305 miles between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea along the border between France and Spain. The massive mountain range features dozens of peaks exceeding 10,000 feet. Because many of the highest summits are subsidiary peaks or jagged spires sharing the same massive granite shoulders (such as the Maladeta or Posets massifs), strict topographic prominence determines independent mountain status.

The following table tracks the 20 tallest distinct mountain peaks in the Pyrenees range, ordered by absolute summit elevation.

RankPeak NameMassif / RegionGeographic LocationElevation (m)Elevation (ft)
1Pico de AnetoMaladeta MassifAragon, Spain3,40411,168
2Pico de PosetsPosets MassifAragon, Spain3,37511,073
3Monte PerdidoTres Serols MassifAragon, Spain / France border3,35511,007
4Pointe d’AstorgMaladeta MassifAragon, Spain3,35411,004
5Pico MalditoMaladeta MassifAragon, Spain3,35411,004
6Pico del MedioMaladeta MassifAragon, Spain3,34610,978
7Pico EspadasPosets MassifAragon, Spain3,33210,932
8Cilindro de MarboréTres Serols MassifAragon, Spain / France border3,32510,909
9Pico de la MaladetaMaladeta MassifAragon, Spain3,31210,866
10Vignemale (Pique Longue)Vignemale MassifHautes-Pyrénées, France / Spain border3,29810,820
11Clot de la HountVignemale MassifHautes-Pyrénées, France / Spain border3,28910,791
12Pic del TempestatsMaladeta MassifAragon, Spain3,28310,771
13Soum de RamondTres Serols MassifAragon, Spain3,25110,666
14Pic de MarboréGavarnie-Mont PerduHautes-Pyrénées, France / Spain border3,24810,656
15CerbillonaVignemale MassifHautes-Pyrénées, France / Spain border3,24710,653
16Pic CentralVignemale MassifHautes-Pyrénées, France / Spain border3,23510,614
17Pic Perdiguère / PerdigueroPerdiguero MassifHaute-Garonne, France / Spain border3,22210,571
18Pic de MontferratVignemale MassifHautes-Pyrénées, France / Spain border3,22010,564
19Pico RussellMaladeta MassifAragon, Spain3,20510,515
20Pointe ChausenqueVignemale MassifHautes-Pyrénées, France3,20410,512