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Puigpedrós

Coordinates: 42°29′16″N 1°45′49″E / 42.48778°N 1.76361°E / 42.48778; 1.76361
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Puigpedrós
Highest point
Elevation2,912 m (9,554 ft)
Coordinates42°29′16″N 1°45′49″E / 42.48778°N 1.76361°E / 42.48778; 1.76361
Geography
Puigpedrós is located in Pyrenees
Puigpedrós
Puigpedrós
Location in the Pyrenees
LocationCatalonia, Spain, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Parent rangePyrenees

Puigpedrós is a mountain located at the border between Catalonia, Spain and the département of Pyrénées-Orientales (France).

Part of the Pyrenees, its summit has an elevation of 2,912 metres above sea level.[1]

According to the Catalan toponymist Lluís Bassede, the name originates from puig (Catalan word for "mountain with a round peak") and pedrós (meaning, "rocky"), due to the amount of rocks found in its peak.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Mapa Topogràfic de Catalunya". Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya. Retrieved May 22, 2010..
  2. ^ Basseda, 1990.