Montcalm
The rounded giant of Ariège, 3 077 m
The easternmost 3,000-metre peak lies entirely in France, at the head of the Vicdessos valley above Auzat. A broad, rounded summit with no difficult sections – together with Pica d'Estats a classic two-day trip from Refuge du Pinet.
Ascent
- Height
- 3,077 m
- Massif
- Montcalm
- Country
- Ariège, France
- Grade
- F · Hard
- Days
- 2 days
- Season
- July–September
- Starting point
- L'Artigue (1 185 m), above Auzat
- Mountain hut
- Refuge du Pinet (2 225 m)
- Elevation gain
- approx. 850 hm from the hut
- Time
- approx. 2,5 h up from the hut
- First ascent
- 1827 – the surveyors Corabœuf and Testu
Montcalm is the easternmost peak over 3 000 metres in the Pyrenees and the highest lying entirely in Ariège.
How to get up – the normal route step by step
- Day 1: from L'Artigue up to Refuge du Pinet, approx. 3 hours.
- Day 2: via Étang de Montcalm (approx. 2 560 m) and up the broad ridge to the summit.
- Most people continue to Pica d'Estats and do a loop.
SafetyA long day – start early. In mist the broad summit is hard to navigate.
42.6667° N, 1.4083° E
Nearby
Pica d'Estats1 km · The highest peak in Catalonia, 3 143 m
Ordino-Arcalís7 km · Andorra's TdF finish
Comapedrosa9 km · Andorra's highest peak, 2 942 m.jpg?width=500)
Goulier Neige12 km · Vicdessos, Ariège%202011.JPG?width=500)
Pal Arinsal12 km · La Massana, Andorra- Cascade d'Ars14 km · One of the most beautiful waterfalls in the Pyrenees
- Col d'Agnes15 km · A high-mountain road between Lers and Aulus
- Aulus-les-Bains15 km · A spa village at the end of the valley