Casque du Marboré


The Casque du Marboré, or Casque de Gavarnie or simply le Casque, is a pyrenean summit, culminating at, located on the crest of three-thousanders in the Monte Perdido Range above Cirque de Gavarnie on the Franco-Spanish border.
, pic de la cascade oriental, pic de la cascade central or pic Brulle, pic de la cascade occidental, épaule du Marboré, tour du Marboré, casque du Marboré and refuge des Sarradets; left: Gavarnie Falls. :Commons:File:Brèche004.jpg|n°1 - :Commons:File:Cirque de gavarnie.JPG|n°2

Toponymy

The term casque was applied to the peak due to its particular shape. The word marboré means marble, which is a metamorphic rock found in the area.

Topography

Together with Tour du Marboré, the Cascade Peaks, and Pic de Marboré, it forms the range above Cirque de Gavarnie, Spain. ), The 422 m high Gavarnie falls, the biggest waterfall in Europe, descends from Casque du Marboré.
Access from Spain is possible up until the prairies of Ordesa Valley, or up till Bujaruelo valley,
From France, one needs to travel to Gavarnie-Gèdre skiing resort, the nearest area to the sumit.
From Ordesa, a 4 hour long upward journey is needed to reach the Goriz refuge and then follow the path which leads to la Brèche de Roland, before arriving at the pass located between la tour du Marboré and le Casque, from which one starts the final ascension.
From Ordesa, one can also reach the pass, going up through the cirque de Cotatuero or the Carriata.
From Gavarnie-Gèdre and Bujaruelo, one must go up to the Sarradets, then reach la brèche de Roland, carry on eastwards until the southern crest slope before finally reaching the pass.