Pic d'Anie

Pic d' Anie of The Northwest

Pic d' Anie The (Basque Auñamendi, outdated also Ahuñemendi of Ahuna / ahüñe = "Kid" ) is a 2507 m, according to other data, only 2504 m high mountain in the French Pyrenees. It is the westernmost Pyrenees summit, which towers over the 2,500 m mark.

Location

Pic d' Anie The lies in the south of France in the department of Pyrénées- Atlantiques in the Aquitaine region. It rises a few kilometers from the Spanish border in the Pyrenees National Park from the Karst Plateau Karst de Larra, which includes one of the largest karst fields of Europe. Pic d' Anie The can be reached both from the French side of the place Lescun and Col de la Pierre Saint Martin at the border. As a base it often serves the only refuge of the environment, the Refuge Labérouat ( 1442 m ) east of the mountain. The normal route leads not difficult, on the southwest side of the peak. In winter, this increase is also a popular ski tour.

Cultural Significance

The mountain also plays a role in the Basque mythology. This is according to a legend, the fairy Maitagarri have built a crystal palace on the summit, in which she brought to the shepherds Luzaide, in which she was in love. According to another legend, lives on the top Jauna Gorri, the " Red Men ," in his garden and sent from there to the valley northeast storms, which are named after the Auñamendi " Aun ".