Campbieil

Campbieil
Highest point
Elevation	3,173 m (10,410 ft)
Prominence	271 m (889 ft)
Coordinates	42°47′32″N 0°07′10″E / 42.79222°N 0.11944°E / 42.79222; 0.11944
Geography
Campbieil Midi-Pyrénées, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Parent range	Néouvielle massif (Pyrenees)
Climbing
First ascent	1848 by Loupot

The Campbieil is a summit in the French Pyrenees, culminating at a height of 3,173 m (10,410 ft). It is located in the Néouvielle massif, included in the Pyrenees National Park of which it constitutes the second highest summit, after the pic Long (3,192 m (10,472 ft)).

History

The first recorded ascension dates from 1848, by captain Loupot who was carrying out triangulation works. Of very easy access by its western slope, that of Gèdre, the summit is frequented by sheep and isards and has ever been ambled by shepherds and hunters.

Access

The most frequented access route runs today through the north, by a path which presents no difficulty (besides its steepness), from the Cap de Long dam.

Another slightly shorter route, is accessible to the east : which consists in reaching the Estaragne by ascending the stream hollow of Estaragne from the D 929, then to walk along the crest. It too, presents no major difficulty, at least not on a clear summer day.

See also

• List of Pyrenean three-thousanders

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