Puy de Sancy

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Puy de Sancy is a prominent volcanic peak in central France known for being the tallest mountain in the Massif Central range.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Puy de la Croix 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
stratovolcano
tourist attraction
volcano
belongsTo Massif Central
surface form: French Massif Central volcanoes
country France
elevation 1885 m
6184 ft
geologicalAge Quaternary period
surface form: Quaternary
hasCableCar Téléphérique du Sancy
hasClimbingSeason summer
hasCoordinateLatitude 45.528
hasCoordinateLongitude 2.808
hasFeature alpine meadows
rugged volcanic ridges
ski pistes
hasNearestTown Mont-Dore
Super-Besse
hasParentPeak Mont Blanc
hasProminence 1578 m
hasProtectedArea Parc naturel régional des Volcans d’Auvergne
hasRiverSource Dordogne River
hasSkiResort Mont-Dore
surface form: Mont-Dore ski resort

Super-Besse ski resort
hasSummitCross yes
hasSummitFacilities viewing platform
hasTrailType marked hiking trails
hasWinterSportsSeason winter
highestPointOf Massif Central
Puy-de-Dôme department
isAccessibleFrom Mont-Dore
Super-Besse
isAlsoKnownAs Puy de Sancy
surface form: Puy de la Croix
isHighestVolcanicPeakOf Western France
surface form: France mainland outside the Alps and Pyrenees
isPopularFor hiking
skiing
snowshoeing
isSourceOf Dordogne River
isWithin Parc naturel régional des Volcans d’Auvergne
lastEruption Quaternary period
locatedIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region NERFINISHED
France
Massif Central
Puy-de-Dôme department
mountainRange Massif Central
partOf Monts Dore
volcanicField Monts Dore volcanic field

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Puy-de-Dôme contains Puy de Sancy
Puy-de-Dôme hasHighestPoint Puy de Sancy
Massif Central highestPoint Puy de Sancy
Monts Dore highestPoint Puy de Sancy
Puy de Sancy isAlsoKnownAs Puy de Sancy
this entity surface form: Puy de la Croix
Dordogne sourceLocation Puy de Sancy