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Mountain · Balaitus Massif · Occitania

Balaïtous

3,144 m10,315 ft

Prominence: 846 m2,775 ft
Isolation: 13 km
Tonight: -7°CFog · Wind 12 km/h N

Balaïtous is a 3,144 m (10,315 ft) mountain in the Balaitus Massif, Occitania, France.

All facts

Elevation: 3,144 m · 10,315 ft
Nearest higher peak: Clot de la Hount (3,289 m)
Range: Balaitus Massif
Region: Occitania, France
Protected area: Pyrénées National Park
Spanish name: Macizo de Balaitús
Coordinates: 42.8387° N, 0.2901° W

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3D map

Balaïtous 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Balaïtous terrain and contours

100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the summit

Balaïtous elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Balaïtous weather

Tonight · Fog · -7°C (19°F) · Wind 12 km/h N

Balaïtous forecast for the summit, about 3,144 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,505 m.

Tonight-7°–12 km/h NBase 3°
Today-7°0°–9 km/h NBase 3 / 10°
Sun-2°3°3.6 mm15 km/h NWBase 8 / 13°
Mon-3°8°–10 km/h NEBase 7 / 18°
Tue-1°8°–4 km/h NBase 8 / 18°
Wed-2°5°–4 km/h NEBase 7 / 15°
Thu-2°7°–3 km/h WBase 7 / 17°
Fri-2°7°–6 km/h NBase 8 / 17°
Sat-3°3°0.7 mm12 km/h NBase 7 / 13°
Sun-5°2°0.2 mm8 km/h SBase 5 / 12°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Balaïtous

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Balaïtous, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest campsite
Bivouac
1.6 km NNW · +2 more within 2.6 km
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Nearest hut
Refuge de Larribet
2.2 km N · +2 more within 2.8 km
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Nearest parking
5.2 km NNE
+2 more within 5.3 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 9

Place	Distance
BivouacCampsite	1.6 km NNW
bivouac areasCampsite	2.0 km W
Refuge de LarribetHut	2.2 km N
Refugio de RespomusoHut	2.4 km S
bivouac areaCampsite	2.6 km WSW
Refuge du Balaïtous-LedormeurHut	2.8 km NE
Parking	5.2 km NNE
Parking	5.2 km NNE
Parking	5.3 km NNE

Slope

Share of the 7.4 × 7.4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°

10.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

36.6%

Steep, 30–45°

41.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

11.1%

Steeper than 30°: 52.5% of the 55 km² view
Relief in view: 1,564 m low point 1,505 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 55.6%Bare rock / sparse 35.9%Trees 6.1%Water 2.2%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3.7 km, measured from the Balaïtous summit.

Summit list 7

1Agulla d'Ussel3,022 m 0.5 km ESE
2Frondella N3,062 m 0.6 km S
3pic Central2,991 m 0.6 km ESE
4Punda Alta deras Frondiellas3,071 m 0.6 km S
5Frondella3,055 m 0.8 km SSW
6Frondella SW2,992 m 1.3 km SSW
7Pic Palas2,974 m 2.2 km WNW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3.7 km; 278 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Common Wall Lizard27
Alpine Marmot26
European Common Frog16
Rusty-leaved Alpenrose16
Pyrenean Chamois13
Heath spotted orchid12

Where it sits

Where Balaïtous sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

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Balaïtous downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGBalaïtous satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-24.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

75 m low This 3D map reads 3,069 m at the summit; the official height is 3,144 m.

Why: a 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a sharp summit gets rounded off. The 90 m model misses by 85 m.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	3,144 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	3,069 m	-75 m
Copernicus GLO-90	3,059 m	-85 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-24)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Balaïtous

West → east through the summit

Nearest campsite

Nearest hut

Nearest parking

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