Mont Mézenc | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,753 m (5,751 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 793 m (2,602 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 44°54′40″N 4°11′27″E / 44.91111°N 4.19083°E |
Geography | |
Location | Ardèche and Haute-Loire departments, France |
Parent range | Massif Central |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | from Les Estables |
Mont Mézenc is a French mountain in the Massif du Mézenc, part of the Massif Central in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is on the border of the Ardèche and Haute-Loire departments and is the highest mountain of both departments.
The mountain is in the "Natural regional park of the Mountains of Ardèche" (French: Parc naturel régional des Monts d'Ardèche).
Mont Mézenc is the highest mountain of the eastern border of the Massif Central.[2] It is formed by two summits that are separated for a distance of about 0.5 km (0.3 mi):
The Mont Mézenc has a volcanic origin; it is a dome of phonolite, a kind volcanic rock.[3] The mountain is covered by grasslands and heaths.