Puigpedrós

Puigpedrós

Puigpedrós

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

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


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