Signal d'Écouves

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Signal d'Écouves
The Signal d'Écouves, in the middle in the background, from the view of Mont des Avaloirs

The Signal d'Écouves, in the middle in the background, from the view of Mont des Avaloirs

height 413  m
location Normandy , France
Mountains Armorican massif
Coordinates 48 ° 33 '0 "  N , 0 ° 2' 3"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 33 '0 "  N , 0 ° 2' 3"  E
Signal d'Écouves (Orne)
Signal d'Écouves
rock Armorican sandstone

The 413 m high Signal d'Écouves is the highest point in Normandy and the second highest point of the Armorican massif . North of the Écouves anticline , the altitude varies between 330 m and 413 m. The greatest height is 413 m. It is located in the Orne department , north of Alençon . It consists of Armorican sandstone. It towers above the neighboring heights by a few meters and is forested. Views are limited to the nearby hills.

17 km southeast of the Signal d'Écouves is the Mont des Avaloirs in the Mayenne department , which at 416 m is the highest point of the Armorican massif. Because of the Greenwich meridian , the Signal d'Écouves is in the east of the world, while the Mont des Avaloirs is in the west of the world.

Individual evidence

  1. fr: Fontenai-les-Louvets (French)
  2. Guide geologique Normandie Maine. 2nd edition. Edition DUNOD. Page 115. ISBN 2-10-050695-1 .