Pyrenees

The Pyrenees Mountains
Spanish: Pirineos French: Pyrénées Catalan: Pirineus Aragonese: Pirineus Occitan: Pirenèus Basque: Pirinioak, Auñamendiak
Central Pyrenees seen from the summit of the Pic du Midi de Bigorre
Highest point
Peak	Aneto
Elevation	3,404 m (11,168 ft)
Coordinates	42°37′56″N 00°39′28″E / 42.63222°N 0.65778°E / 42.63222; 0.65778
Dimensions
Length	491 km (305 mi)
Naming
Etymology	Named for Pyrene
Geography
Topographic map
Countries	Spain France Andorra
Range coordinates	42°40′N 1°00′E / 42.667°N 1.000°E / 42.667; 1.000
Geology
Age of rock	Paleozoic Mesozoic
Type of rock	Granite gneiss limestone

The Pyrenees (Catalan: Pirineus; Spanish: Pirineos, French: Pyrénées; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés; Basque: Pirinioak) are a range of mountains in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. They separate the Iberian Peninsula from France, and extend for about 430 km (267 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) to the Mediterranean Sea (Cap de Creus).