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Monte Perdido

Elevation
3,355 m
#2,757
in the world
#7
in Spain
973 m
prominence

Monte Perdido is a mountain in Spain, rising to 3,355 m, the 7th highest we list in Spain, part of the Pyrenees.

Range
#2 in the range
Nearest town
47 km away
First ascent
7 August 1802
Wikidata, single dated ascent

Where it is

Monte Perdido

Monte Perdido lies in Spain, in Aragon.

Key facts

Elevation
3,355 m (11,007 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
973 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Aragon
Coordinates
42.675, 0.034

How it ranks

Among peaks in Spain
#7of 108
LargestSmallest
In the Pyrenees
#2of 48
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,757of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Pico de Añisclo3,257 m1.0 km
Cilindro de Marboré3,325 m1.3 km
Pic de Marboré3,252 m2.7 km
La Munia3,134 m9.1 km
Pic de Campbieil3,173 m15 km
Pic Long3,192 m15 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Monte Perdido.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
LourdesFrance15,78647 km
TarbesFrance52,10662 km
HuescaSpain53,95670 km
BarbastroSpain16,92472 km
PauFrance82,69778 km

About this mountain

With a topographic prominence of 973 m, Monte Perdido stands as the seventh-highest listed peak in Spain at 3,355 m. Located in the Pyrenees of Aragon, it rises significantly above its immediate neighbours: Cilindro de Marboré lies 1.3 km away at 3,325 m, and Pico de Añisclo stands 1 km distant at 3,257 m. The first recorded ascent was in 1802.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Pico de Teide3,718 m
2Pico de Teide3,718 m
3Pico de Mulhacén3,479 m
4Pico de Aneto3,404 m
5Veleta3,394 m
6Pico de Posets3,371 m
7Monte Perdido3,355 m
8Pico Maldito3,354 m
11Cilindro de Marboré3,325 m
12Pico de la Maladeta3,312 m

Common questions

How tall is Monte Perdido?
Monte Perdido rises to 3,355 m (11,007 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Monte Perdido?
Monte Perdido is in Spain, in Aragon.
Where does Monte Perdido rank?
It is the 7th highest of the 108 peaks we list in Spain, and #2,757 worldwide.
When was Monte Perdido first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1802.
What is the nearest city to Monte Perdido?
Lourdes, France, about 47 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.