Pierre-sur-Haute
| Pierre-sur-Haute | ||
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 Transmitter and ski slope |
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| height | 1631 m | |
| location | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes , Loire department | |
| Mountains | Massif Central | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 39 '9 " N , 3 ° 48' 34" E | |
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| rock | Gneiss , granite | |
The Pierre-sur-Haute is a mountain in the French Massif Central and at 1631 m the highest point in the Loire department .
The Chalmazel ski area is located on the mountain and the Pierre-sur-Haute radio station on its summit .
geology
The mountain consists of gneiss and granite . Remnants of an ancient mountain from the Paleozoic have existed for 300 million years. This ancient terrain was then smoothed out by erosion in the Mesozoic Era. The folding of the Alps caused cracks and a block of granite was lifted up. The Pierre-sur-Haute is the highest point of this raised block.
flora
The hilltop is a heathland that covers around 8,000 hectares. It is the only known location of the Alpine lettuce in the Massif Central. A coniferous forest , which mainly consists of pines , extends to the tree line at around 1400 m . The area is partly under nature protection as Natura 2000 .
tourism
In good weather, the Alps, the Plomb du Cantal , the Monts Dore massif and the Puy de Dôme can be seen from the summit . On the slope of the mountain there is a ski slope and on the top of the mountain there is a designated area for snowkiting . A chairlift runs all year round from the Chalmazel station (1109 m) to an altitude of 1463 m. In winter there is also a ski lift up to an altitude of 1600 m.
Web links
- Chalmazel station (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geoportal of the French Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Energy: Topographic map. IGN , 2012, accessed April 9, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Particularité génétique et histoire évolutive d'Homogyne alpina (L.) Cass. (Homogyne des Alpes, Astéracées). Pierre-sur-Haute, Sauvain (Loire). (No longer available online.) Conservatoire botanique national alpin, formerly in the original ; Retrieved April 8, 2013 (French). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Carte de Chalmazel, Couche Natura 2000. Institut national de l'information geographique et forestière, September 21, 2010, accessed on April 8, 2013 (French).
