Gaube Valley headwall

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The Gaube Valley headwall is a dramatic cliff and cirque complex in the central Pyrenees, forming the steep upper end of the Gaube Valley beneath the Vignemale massif.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cirque headwall
cliff
glacial landform
adjacentTo Ossoue Valley headwall
below Petit Vignemale
Pique Longue (Vignemale summit)
linked to: Vignemale

Pointe Chausenque
drainsInto Gave de Gaube
faces south
forms upper end of Gaube Valley
geologicalOrigin Paleozoic crystalline rocks
glacial erosion
hasFeature glacial cirques
hanging glaciers (seasonal and historical)
steep rock walls
hasProminence forms one of the most prominent cirque walls in the French Pyrenees
hasRelativeLocation north of main Vignemale summits
locatedIn France
French Pyrenees
linked to: Pyrenees

Gaube Valley
Hautes-Pyrénées department
linked to: Hautes-Pyrénées

Occitanie region
linked to: Occitanie

central Pyrenees
near Cauterets
overlooks Lac de Gaube
partOf Vignemale massif
usedFor alpine climbing
glacial geomorphology study
ice climbing (in winter)
mountain photography
within Pyrenees National Park

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Vignemale massif contains Gaube Valley headwall