Pic du Midi d’Ossau

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mountain natural landmark

Pic du Midi d’Ossau is a distinctive, steep-sided volcanic-looking mountain in the French Pyrenees, renowned as a prominent landmark and popular destination for hikers and climbers.

Aliases (1)

Pic du Midi d’Ossau (French) ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain → natural landmark →
accessPoint	Bious-Artigues → Caillou de Soques →
appearance	steep-sided → volcanic-looking →
climbingGrade	PD to AD (normal routes) →
climbingSeason	summer →
country	France →
drainageBasin	Gave d’Ossau →
elevation	2884 m → 9462 ft →
firstAscent	1787 →
firstAscentBy	François de Palassou →
geologicalOrigin	remnant of an ancient volcano →
hasLanguageVariantName	Midi d’Ossau → Mieidia d’Aussau (Occitan/Béarnais) → Pic du Midi d’Ossau (French) →
hasRefuge	Refuge de Pombie →
hasRoute	normal route via Refuge de Pombie →
hasSummit	Grand Pic → Petit Pic →
locatedIn	French Pyrenees → Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED → Ossau Valley → Pyrénées-Atlantiques →
mapFeature	prominent peak on Pyrenean skyline →
mountainRange	Pyrenees →
near	Col du Pourtalet → Gourette → Laruns → Spanish border →
notableFor	distinctive isolated shape → prominent landmark in western Pyrenees →
partOf	Parc National des Pyrénées (near boundary) →
photoSubject	landscape photography →
popularFor	alpine mountaineering → hiking → rock climbing →
prominence	~800 m →
region	Béarn →
rockType	igneous rock →
safetyNote	requires scrambling and basic climbing on normal route →
tourism	major attraction in Ossau Valley →
visibleFrom	Col d’Aubisque area → Ossau Valley →
winterActivity	ski touring →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pyrenees →	containsPeak
Pic du Midi d’Ossau ("Pic du Midi d’Ossau (French)") →	hasLanguageVariantName
Vallée d’Ossau →	hasPeakNearby
Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne →	passesNear