Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc
| Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc | ||
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.JPG) Northeast view |
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| height | 1551 m | |
| location | Ardeche , France | |
| Mountains | Massif Central | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 50 '41 " N , 4 ° 13' 13" E | |
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| Type | Dump | |
| rock | Phonolite | |
The Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc is one of the highest peaks of the Monts d'Ardèche in the south-eastern Massif Central . The mountain itself is a striking, extinct volcanic cone made of phonolite rock with a good view of the Massif Central.
location
Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc is located in the Monts d'Ardèche Regional Nature Park, about halfway between Aubenas (approx. 44 km to the south-east) and Le Puy-en-Velay (approx. 45 km to the north-west).
Watershed
The Loire rises on the slopes of the mountain. It flows into the Atlantic at Saint-Nazaire and is the longest river in France at 1004 km. The river Ardèche rises not far from here ; in its lower reaches it forms the impressive Gorges de l'Ardèche and after 125 kilometers flows into the Rhône as a right tributary at Pont-Saint-Esprit , whose water reaches the Mediterranean Sea.
