Mont Gerbier de Jonc (source of the Loire)

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mountain tourist attraction volcanic cone

Mont Gerbier de Jonc is a distinctive volcanic mountain in south-central France, renowned as the spring-fed birthplace of the Loire River.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Loire River (nearby)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ volcanic cone ⓘ
access	road access from nearby villages ⓘ
climate	mountain climate of the Massif Central ⓘ
closestMajorRiver	Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ
composition	phonolitic lava ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbolic birthplace of the Loire River ⓘ
drainageBasin	Loire basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevation	1551 metres ⓘ about 5091 feet ⓘ
etymology	name refers to a haystack-like or rush-covered mount ⓘ
feature	pastoral landscapes around its slopes ⓘ springs emerging near its base ⓘ
geologicalOrigin	volcanic ⓘ
hasProminence	prominent isolated peak ⓘ
hasSpring	authentic source of the Loire ⓘ geographical source of the Loire ⓘ symbolic source of the Loire ⓘ
latitudeApprox	44.83° N ⓘ
locatedIn	south-central France NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInDepartment	Ardèche department NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange	Massif Central NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Ardèche NERFINISHED ⓘ Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
locatedOnPlateau	Vivarais plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ
longitudeApprox	4.22° E ⓘ
mountainType	suc (volcanic dome) ⓘ
nameLanguage	French ⓘ
nearSettlement	Saint-Martial NERFINISHED ⓘ Sainte-Eulalie NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the sources of the Loire River ⓘ distinctive conical shape ⓘ
partOf	Parc naturel régional des Monts d’Ardèche NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectedStatus	within a regional natural park ⓘ
regionHydrologyRole	headwaters area of the Loire ⓘ
riverSourceOf	Loire River NERFINISHED ⓘ
shape	rounded cone ⓘ
tourismActivity	hiking ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ
tourismInfrastructure	marked footpaths ⓘ visitor facilities near the base ⓘ
viewpointOf	Loire basin NERFINISHED ⓘ surrounding Massif Central landscape ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ardèche department → contains → Mont Gerbier de Jonc (source of the Loire) ⓘ

commune of Saint-Martial, Ardèche → hasRiverSource → Mont Gerbier de Jonc (source of the Loire) ⓘ

subject surface form: Saint-Martial (Ardèche)

this entity surface form: Loire River (nearby)