The name Néouvielle ('old snow') derives from nèu vielha in the Occitan language – nèu meaning 'snow' and vielha meaning 'old' – and is thought to refer to the many glaciers that used to belong to the region.
The massif enjoys a variety of climatic influences and supports a wide variety of plant and animal species,[2] including Pinus mugo subsp. uncinata (a subspecies of mountain pine) which grows in abundance between elevations of 1,600–2,300 m, cross-leaved heath, the arctic marsh cinquefoil, 94 species of lichen and several Mediterranean species, as well as some 22 species of sphagnum moss in the bogs within the park.
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néouvielle, massif, group, mountains, pyrenees, france, notable, lakes, microclimate, much, massif, lies, within, square, kilometres, néouvielle, national, nature, reserve, this, nature, reserve, created, 1936, third, oldest, france, french, massif, néouvielle. The Neouvielle massif is a group of mountains in the Pyrenees in France notable for its lakes and its microclimate Much of the massif lies within the 23 13 square kilometres 8 93 sq mi Neouvielle National Nature Reserve this nature reserve was created in 1936 and is the third oldest in France 1 Neouvielle massifFrench Massif du NeouvielleSpanish Macizo del NeouvielleNorth side of Pic Ramougn from Hourquette d AubertHighest pointPeakPic LongElevation3 192 m 10 472 ft GeographyCountryFranceRegionHautes PyreneesRange coordinates42 48 1 N 0 6 E 42 8017 N 0 100 E 42 8017 0 100 Coordinates 42 48 1 N 0 6 E 42 8017 N 0 100 E 42 8017 0 100Parent rangePyreneesGeologyType of rockGraniteThe name Neouvielle old snow derives from neu vielha in the Occitan language neu meaning snow and vielha meaning old and is thought to refer to the many glaciers that used to belong to the region Contents 1 Neouvielle group 2 Pic Long Campbieil group 3 Flora and fauna 4 Lakes 5 References 6 External linksNeouvielle group EditThis group is centred on Pic de Neouvielle and is composed of heavily glaciated granite peaks Pic de Neouvielle 3 091 m Trois Conseillers 3 039 m Turon de Neouvielle 3 035 m Pic Ramougn 3 011 m Pic de la Coume de l Ours 2 855 m Pic de la Morele 2 679 m Pic de la Heche Castet 2 568 m Pic Prudent 2 287 m Pic Mechant background centre and Pic de Bugatet background in cloud from above lac d Aubert with granite boulders and mountain pinePic Long Campbieil group EditThis group lies to the south of the Neouvielle group and is outside the reserve naturelle du Neouvielle Pic Long 3 192 m Campbieil 3 173 m Pic Badet 3 160 m Pic Maou 3 074 m Pic Maubic 3 058 m Pic de Buggaret 3 031 m Pic de Crabounouse 3 021 m Dent d Estibere 3 017 m Estaragne 3 006 m Pic des Halharises 2 995 m Pic Mechant 2 930 m Pic de Bugatet 2 877 m Lac d Aubert and Pic de Madamete top right Flora and fauna EditThe massif enjoys a variety of climatic influences and supports a wide variety of plant and animal species 2 including Pinus mugo subsp uncinata a subspecies of mountain pine which grows in abundance between elevations of 1 600 2 300 m cross leaved heath the arctic marsh cinquefoil 94 species of lichen and several Mediterranean species as well as some 22 species of sphagnum moss in the bogs within the park Approximately 370 species of animal are found in the reserve including capercaillie grey partridge golden eagle griffon vulture isard midwife toad ptarmigan and Seoanei s viper East side of Pic de Neouvielle from lac d AumarLakes EditLac d Aubert Lac d Aumar Lac de Cap de Long Lac de Madamete Lac d Oredon Lac de l OuleReferences Edit Reserve Naturelle Neouvielle Les reserves naturelles de France les reserves Reserves naturelles de France Archived from the original on 2008 11 18 Retrieved 2010 09 09 Bigorre Wild France External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Massif du Neouvielle Information about the reserve naturelle du Neouvielle in French Map showing the boundaries of the nature reserve Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neouvielle massif amp oldid 1020670999, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,