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Record SL-450801 · Wikidata Q2983361

Mont Faron

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Elevation
584 m
1,916 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
43.1497° N, 5.9511° E
Grid ref
Mont Faron
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Description

Wikipedia

Mont Faron is a mountain overlooking the city and roadstead of Toulon, France. It is 584m high. At its peak is a memorial dedicated to the 1944 Allied landings in Provence (Operation Dragoon), and to the liberation of Toulon. The top can be reached either by a cable car from Toulon, or by a steep and narrow road which ascends from the west side and descends on the east side. The road is one of the most challenging stages of the annual Paris–Nice and Tour Méditerranéen bicycle races. From 1952 to 1970, there was a Mont Faron hill climb time trial race. Near the summit there is a zoo which covers an area of 1.5 hectares.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
La Vieille Valette 469 m NE 30° 2.3 km
Mont Combe 535 m N 355° 2.5 km
Mont Coudon 702 m E 75° 4.8 km
Cap Gros 577 m W 289° 4.9 km