Plomb you Cantal

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Plomb you Cantal
The Plomb du Cantal is the highest mountain in the department

The Plomb du Cantal is the highest mountain in the department

height 1855  m
location Auvergne , France
Mountains Massif Central
Coordinates 45 ° 3 '32 "  N , 2 ° 45' 42"  E Coordinates: 45 ° 3 '32 "  N , 2 ° 45' 42"  E
Plomb du Cantal (Cantal)
Plomb you Cantal

The Plomb du Cantal is at an altitude of 1855  m the highest peak in the Cantal department and the mountain range of the Monts du Cantal in France . It is located in the volcanic Auvergne .

literature

A cave on this mountain is in the novel Perfume by Patrick Suskind for seven years to shelter the main character Jean-Baptiste Grenouille .

tourism

The Super Lioran ski station is located below the summit . From here a cabin cable car leads close to the summit. The most common starting point for a hike up the mountain is the Col de Prat de Bouc ( 1396  m ) in the east of the mountain, where there is ample parking.

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Individual evidence

  1. Geoportal of the French Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Energy: Topographic map. IGN , 2018, accessed March 24, 2018 (French).