The main peaks of this mountain range are: On 16 July 2012, the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy of France named the Massif du Canigou as a Grand Site of France.
There are two old monasteries at the foot of the mountain, Martin-du-Canigou and Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa. It is the part of the Pyrenees nearest to the Mediterranean Sea. The Massif du Canigou is a mountain range in the Pyrenees in the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. Some estimates conclude that about 30,000 bonfires are lit in this way all over Catalonia on that night. People spend the night there and take torches lit on that fire in a spectacular torch relay to light bonfires somewhere else. John's day ( nit de Sant Joan), there is a ceremony called Flama del Canigó (Canigou Flame), where a fire is lit at the mountaintop. Įvery year on 23 June, the night before St. On its top there is a cross that is often decorated with the Catalan flag. This mountain is a symbol for Catalan people. Alpine climate: from 2,300 m (7,546 ft) to the top.Īlthough variable from one year to the next, snow is generally continuous over 1,800 m (5,906 ft), from mid-November to late May.Climate Īlthough the dominant climate is largely Mediterranean at its base, the Canigou has several climate zones: It seems that the king did not go to the top of the peak. This fact is mentioned in a chronicle written by Fra Salimbene, an Italian monk. The first ascent to Canigou was in 1285 by Peter III of Aragon, King of Aragon.
The first written name of the mountain in Catalan ( Canigó) dates back to 1300, and from this comes Canigou in French. The first writings where the mountain is mentioned date from 949 with Montis Canigonis and Monte Canigone in Latin. The mountain is the 395th highest mountain in France. It is on a short mountain range, the Massif du Canigou, which is the eastern end of the Pyrenees. Geography Ĭanigou is in the Regional Natural Park of the Catalan Pyrenees ( French: Parc naturel régional des Pyrénées catalanes Catalan: Parc Natural Regional del Pirineu Català, often shortened as Parc del Pirineu Català), close to the eastern border of the park. On 21 July 2019, Abdullahi Abbas was officially the first Nigerian who succeeded climbing to the top of the Canigou.Pablo Bucheli, together with his sherpa Abigail White, was the first Ecuadorian on the top of the mountain. The Canigou ( Catalan: Canigó) or Pic du Canigou is the highest of the mountains in Eastern Pyrenees it is on the Massif du Canigou, in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, southern France.īecause it has sharp sides and is close to the Mediterranean Sea coast, until the 18th century the Canigou was believed to be the highest mountain in the Pyrenees. According to tradition, in 1285 by Peter III of Aragon
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