Puy de Sancy |
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Municipality | Auvergne (France) | |||||
Height [m] | 1885 | |||||
Primary factor [m] |
1578 Approx. point 32 T 358723 5276977- located north-east, around Dannemarie. |
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Secondary factor [km] |
222.1 Approx. point 31 T 699209 4983380 - located east/south-east, a little north of Pas Ernadant. | |||||
Location |
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UTM: 31 T 485475 5041650 | ||||
Lat/Lon: N45°31'41.6" E2°48'50.4" | ||||||
Description | Puy de Sancy is the highest point on the horse-shoe shaped massif south of the village Mont Dore, and is the highest mountain in France outside the Alps and the Pyrenees. There are many routes to the summit, including a cable car. The mountain is also host to a ski-centre, making the area very popular both summer and winter. | |||||
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Routes | Puy de Sancy and Puy de l'Angle from ski-centre to Mont Dore | |||||
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Visits | 03.10.2009 |