Puy Chavaroche

Puy Chavaroche
Highest point
Elevation	1,736 m (5,696 ft)
Coordinates	45°05′46″N 2°38′41″E
Geography
Puy Chavaroche France
Location	Cantal departement, France
Parent range	Mounts of Cantal (Massif Central)

Puy Chavaroche is a French summit located in the Mounts of Cantal. It peaks at 1,736 meters above sea level. There is an impressive "stone man" where visitors can leave a stone to mark their passage. Puy Chavaroche is crossed by the Grande Randonnée 400 (GR 400) hiking trail.

Toponymy

It is nicknamed the "goat mountain" due to the proximity of chava and chabra ("goat").[1]

Geology

Like several other peaks in the Cantal massif, Puy Chavaroche is composed of alternating layers of trachyandesite and volcanic breccias.[2][3]

Access

Puy Chavaroche can be reached on foot from the village of Mandailles, from the Col de Légal, or from the Pas de Peyrol. To the southwest lies the Roche Parlante.[4]

References

1. "Le Puy Chavaroche | Auvergne Destination". www.auvergne-destination.com (in French). 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
2. "Un peu de Géologie des Monts du Cantal". vallee-du-mars.chez-alice.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
3. Nehlig, Pierre; Dardon, Arnaud; Fréour, Gwenael; Huguet, David; Leyrit, Hervé (2001). "Les dépôts d'avalanches de débris du Cantal (France): témoins de la construction du plus grand stratovolcan européen d'âge miocène / The debris-avalanche deposits of the Cantal (France): witnesses of the construction of the largest perialpine stratovolcano". Géomorphologie: Relief, processus, environnement. 7 (2): 107–119. doi:10.3406/morfo.2001.1094.
4. Delmont, Henry (1948-01-01). Guide du Cantal (in French). FeniXX. ISBN 978-2-402-59378-6.

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