Grand Quayrat

Grand Quayrat
Le Grand Quayrat, depuis le
Highest point
Elevation	3,060 m (10,040 ft)
Prominence	155 m (509 ft)
Listing	List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
Coordinates	42°42′48″N 0°30′54″E / 42.71333°N 0.51500°E / 42.71333; 0.51500Coordinates: 42°42′48″N 0°30′54″E / 42.71333°N 0.51500°E / 42.71333; 0.51500[1]
Geography
Grand Quayrat Location in the Pyrenees
Location	Haute-Garonne, France
Parent range	Pyrenees
Climbing
First ascent	1789 by

The pic du Grand Quayrat is a French pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,060 m (10,040 ft) in the (commune d'Oô near Bagnères-de-Luchon in the Haute-Garonne department, Midi-Pyrénées region).

Grand Quayrat summit

Toponymy[]

Its name in Occitan cairat, meaning "square", comes from the distinctive shape of the summit, roughly forming a right angle, from the north.

History[]

The Grand Quayrat became the second climbed three thousander in 1789, ascended by physician , leading an expedition from the barnes of Astau.

References[]

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