The Tena Valley is a valley located at the southern side of the Pyrenees , in the Alto Gállego comarca , province of Huesca , and is crossed by the Gállego river from north to south. Its main town is Sallent de Gállego .
4-502: The valley is surrounded by 3,000m high mountains, like Balaitus , La Gran Facha or Los Infiernos . The towns that form part of the valley are: Sallent de Gállego including the ski resort of Formigal , Lanuza , Escarrilla , Sandiniés , Tramacastilla de Tena , Piedrafita , El Pueyo de Jaca , Panticosa , Hoz de Jaca , Búbal y Polituara (not inhabited). 42°40′N 0°19′W / 42.667°N 0.317°W / 42.667; -0.317 This article about
8-615: A location in Aragon, Spain, is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Balaitus The Balaitús ( Spanish ) or Pic du Balaïtous ( French ) ( Aragonese : Pico Os Moros ; Occitan : Vathleitosa ) is a granitic massif of the Pyrenees , located right on the border between Spain and France . Balaitús marks the starting point of the High Pyrenees . Its height is 3,144 metres (10,315 ft) AMSL , and it
12-713: Is the nearest mountain to the Atlantic coast to surpass 3,000 metres (9,800 ft). Its name may come from the Occitan words "vath" ( valley ) and "leitosa" ( milky ). Another Spanish name for the mountain is Pico de los Moros ( Moors ' peak ). It separates the Spanish Tena Valley ( Sallent de Gállego ) from the French Val d'Azun . The first ascent was of the peak was made in 1825 by French geodesic technicians Peytier and Hossard . The second ascent
16-411: Was made in 1864 by Charles Packe . There are several ascent routes to the summit, none of them are easy, mainly because of the vertical drop of 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) from all directions. From France the most frequent route goes through Las Neous glacier starting from any of the refuges nearby: Larribet (2,060 m), Balaïtous (G. Ledormeur) (1,970 m) or Arrémoulit (2,305 m). From Spain
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