Mont des Avaloirs

Mont des Avaloirs
	View from the summit in southwest direction
height	416 m
location	Mayenne department , France
Mountains	Armorican massif
Coordinates	48 ° 27 '2 " N , 0 ° 8' 40" W Coordinates: 48 ° 27 '2 " N , 0 ° 8' 40" W.
rock	Armorican sandstone

The 416 m high Mont des Avaloirs is the highest peak of the Armorican massif . It is located in Pré-en-Pail , in the Mayenne department , in the Pays de la Loire region , and borders the Orne department . It forms the continuation of the Collines de Normandie (Norman Hills), which consist of heather and barren pastures.

A lookout tower built in 1994 offers the visitor a 360 ° view:

to the northwest: Monaye forest and the Pré-en-Pailer basin through which the Mayenne flows
in the northeast: the massif of the forest of Écouves, in particular butte Chaumont and Signal d'Écouves , the second highest point of the Armorican massif .
to the east: Mont Souprat, campagne d ' Alençon and Perseigne forest;
to the south: Alpes mancelles (Alps of le Mans ), and forest of Pail
to the west: Bocage de Javron.

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