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Crête d'Espade

Elevation
2,863 m
#4,665
in the world
#136
in France
487 m
prominence

Crête d'Espade is a peak in France, rising to 2,863 m, the 136th highest we list in France.

Isolation
4.0 km
To the nearest higher ground
Nearest town
31 km away
First ascent
10 July 1847
Wikidata, single dated ascent

Where it is

Crête d'Espade

Crête d'Espade lies in France, in Occitanie.

Key facts

Elevation
2,863 m (9,393 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
487 m
Type
Peak
Region
Occitanie
Coordinates
42.844, 0.116

How it ranks

Among peaks in France
#136of 320
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#4,665of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Pic Long3,192 m4.9 km
Pic de Campbieil3,173 m5.8 km
Pic du Midi de Bigorre2,877 m11 km
La Munia3,134 m14 km
Pic de Marboré3,252 m19 km
Cilindro de Marboré3,325 m19 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Crête d'Espade.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
LourdesFrance15,78631 km
TarbesFrance52,10644 km
PauFrance82,69765 km
HuescaSpain53,95690 km
BarbastroSpain16,92490 km

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Mont Blanc4,806 m
2Mont Maudit4,465 m
3Mont Blanc du Tacul4,248 m
4Aiguille Verte4,122 m
5Les Écrins4,101 m
6Aiguille de Bionnassay4,052 m
7Dent du Géant4,013 m
8Aiguille de Rochefort4,001 m
9La Meije3,982 m
11Sommet de l'Ailefroide3,954 m

Common questions

How tall is Crête d'Espade?
Crête d'Espade rises to 2,863 m (9,393 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Crête d'Espade?
Crête d'Espade is in France, in Occitanie.
Where does Crête d'Espade rank?
It is the 136th highest of the 320 peaks we list in France, and #4,665 worldwide.
When was Crête d'Espade first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1847.
What is the nearest city to Crête d'Espade?
Lourdes, France, about 31 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.