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The Mont Valier reserve

Nature reserve · Ariège · 2,813 m

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Ariège Pyrénées Tourisme

Mont Valier
Photo: Stéphane Meurisse, Ariège Pyrénées Tourisme

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The Valier reserve in the Couserans region, at the foot of the peak bearing the same name, is one of the oldest state-owned reserves in the Pyrenees and the largest in the Ariège region, with 9037 hectares of protected wilderness.

The Mont Valier reserve is home to the Bearded Vulture, the immense bird of prey with the bright orange head. You may also spot a moiré-coloured capercaillie or a golden eagle nestling in the cliffs. Come and discover the Pyrenean lily, the wild iris, the purple foxglove and the rhododendrons that cover the heights in intense pink in June.

Mont Valier rises to an altitude of 2838 m.

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Coordinates

42.798087, 1.085588

DMS

42°47'53.1"N 1°05'08.1"E

UTM

31T 343447 4740170

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