Mountains
All of Andorra is mountainous, and in total, there are 65 mountain peaks.
The highest mountain is Coma Pedrosa, which rises to 2,942 m (9,652 ft) in the northwest of Andorra near the French and Spanish borders.
Along the border with France, from west to east, the highest mountains are Pic de Médécourbe (2,914 m/9,560 ft), which is the western tripoint international boundary of Andorra, France, and Spain, Pic de Cataperdis (2,805 m/9,203 ft) and Pic de Tristaina (2,878 m/9,442 ft), Pic de Font Blanca (2,903 m/9,524 ft) in the northwest; Pic de Siguer (2,903 m/9,524 ft), Pic de la Serrera (2,914 m/9,560 ft) and Pic d'Anrodat (2,730 m/8,957 ft) in the north; and Pic de Noé (2,737 m/8,980 ft), Pic de la Cabaneta (2,818 m/9,245 ft) and Roc Mélé (2,811 m/9,222 ft) in the east.
Along the border with Spain, from west to east, the highest mountains are Pic de Médécourbe (2,914 m/9,560 ft), Pic de Coma Pedrosa (2,942 m/9,652 ft), Port de Cabús (2,301 m/7,549 ft) and Pic dels Llacs (2,692 m/8,832 ft) in the west; Pic Negre (2,665 m/8,743 ft), Torre dels Soldats (2,761 m/9,058 ft), and Pic de la Portelleta (2,905 m/9,531 ft) in the south.
In the east, near where the borders of the three countries meet, lies Pic d’Envalira (2,825 m/9,268 ft) and Pic dels Pessons (2,865 m/9,400 ft). A lake, Estany de l'Estanyó, and a mountain, Pic de l’Estanyó (2,915 m/9,564 ft) lie just east of El Serrat and are accessible only by hiking trail.
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Famous quotes containing the word mountains:
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Harold Rosenberg (1906–1978)
“He who lets the tiger go back to the mountains will surely suffer later on.”
—Chinese proverb.