Elevation 1,886 m Mountain range Massif Central Listing Ultra-prominent peak | Prominence 1,579 m Parent range Massif Central | |
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Location Puy-de-Dôme departement, France Similar Puy de Dôme, Puy Mary, Banne d'Ordanche, Puy Pariou, Plomb du Cantal | ||
Promenade sur le puy de sancy
Puy de Sancy (Auvergnat: puèi de la Crotz, "Mount of the Cross") is the highest mountain in the Massif Central. It is part of an ancient stratovolcano which has been inactive for about 220,000 years.
Contents
- Promenade sur le puy de sancy
- Map of Puy de Sancy 63680 Le Mont Dore France
- Le puy de sancy en telepherique sommet embl matique de l auvergne 1886 m
- References
Map of Puy de Sancy, 63680 Le Mont-Dore, France
The northern and southern slopes are used for skiing, and a number of cablecars and skilifts ascend the mountain. Skiing has been practised on the mountain since the early 20th century. Two local priests traversed the Puy de Sancy on skis in 1905. In 1936, a cable car link was built from Mont-Dore to one of the needles just below the summit. In December 1965, a cable car accident injured ten passengers and killed seven others. Super-Besse is another ski resort, located on the southwestern slope.
The valley to the north is also the source of two streams called Dore and Dogne, which unite to form the Dordogne River, which flows through the nearby spa town of Mont-Dore and on to the Gironde estuary.