Aneto

Aneto
North face of Aneto
Highest point
Elevation	3,404 m (11,168 ft)[1] ETRS89
Prominence	2,812 m (9,226 ft)[1] Ranked 123rd
Isolation	507 km (315 mi)
Listing	List of mountains in Aragon, Ultra
Coordinates	42°37′56″N 00°39′28″E / 42.63222°N 0.65778°E / 42.63222; 0.65778
Geography
Aneto Location in the Pyrenees
Location	Ribagorza, Aragon, Spain
Parent range	Pyrenees
Climbing
First ascent	July 20, 1842
Easiest route	Basic snow/ice climb

Aneto (pic d'Aneto in French, formerly pic de Néthou^[2]) is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees and in Aragon, and Spain's third-highest mountain,^[3] reaching a height of 3,404 metres (11,168 feet). It stands in the Spanish province of Huesca, the northernmost of the three Aragonese provinces, 6 kilometres (4 miles) south of the France–Spain border. It forms the southernmost part of the Maladeta massif.

Aneto is located in the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park, in the municipality of Benasque, Huesca province, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It is part of the Maladeta massif and is located in the Benasque valley. It consists of Paleozoic terrain of a granitic nature and Mesozoic materials. Its northern side holds the largest glacier in the Pyrenees, covering 79.6 hectares (196+3⁄4 acres) in 2005; it is shrinking rapidly due to warming summer temperatures and decreasing winter precipitations over the 20th century – it covered 106.7 ha in 1981, and over 200 ha in the 19th century.^[4] It is estimated that it has lost more than half of its surface in the last 100 years, and that it may disappear around 2050.^[5]