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Record SL-838092 · Wikidata Q607372

Puy de Dôme

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Elevation
1,465 m
4,806 ft
Prominence
485 m
Isolation
18.4 km
Coordinates
45.7720° N, 2.9624° E
Grid ref
Puy de Dôme
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Description

Wikipedia

Puy de Dôme (US: , French: [pɥi də dom] ) is a lava dome and one of the youngest volcanoes in the Chaîne des Puys region of Massif Central in central France. This chain of volcanoes including numerous cinder cones, lava domes and maars is far from the edge of any tectonic plate. Puy de Dôme was created by a Peléan eruption, some 10,700 years ago. It is approximately 10 km (6 miles) from Clermont-Ferrand. The Puy-de-Dôme département is named after the volcano.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Petit Puy de Dôme 1,265 m NE 36° 0.9 km
Puy du grand Sault 1,074 m SW 243° 1.3 km
Puy du petit Sault 1,028 m W 257° 1.5 km
Petit Suchet 1,198 m N 357° 2.0 km
Le Grand Suchet 1,231 m N 345° 2.1 km
puy de Clierzou 1,199 m N 355° 2.5 km