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Puy de Sancy, France

Prominence: 1578 m, 5177 ft

Elevation: 1885 meters, 6184 feet

True Isolation: 221.62 km, 137.71 mi

Peak Type	Volcano
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	45° 31' 42'' N, 2° 48' 50'' E 45.528396, 2.813956 (Dec Deg) 485472 E 5041668 N, Zone 31 (UTM)
Country	France
State/Province	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
County/Second Level Region	Puy-de-Dôme (Highest Point)
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Ascent Info Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 50 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 48) Selected Trip Reports from this site: 1985-06-27 by Greg Slayden 1985-06-28 by Greg Slayden 2009-11-21 by Rob Woodall 2010-05-10 by Lee Newton 2011-08-31 by Henk de Smidt 2012-09-09 by Susan Mackenzie 2013-08-11 by Martin Richardson (GPS Track) 2015-12-22 by Martin Friedrich 2016-08-28 by Peter Stone 2016-10-03 by Connor McEntee (GPS Track) 2018-07-07 by Isabella Flodstrom (GPS Track) 2018-09-05 by Stuart Clark (GPS Track) 2018-09-05 by Fiona Clark 2019-08-28 by Tom Milliard 2019-09-06 by David Howells (GPS Track)
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The Puy de Sancy from the northwest (1985-06).
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 1578 m/5177 ft Optimistic Prominence: 1578 m/5177 ft Key Col: 307 m/1007 ft
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 221.62 km/137.71 mi Isolation Limit Point: 44.9758, 5.5267 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Le Grand Veymont (ESE)
Ranges	Continent: Europe Range2: Northwest Europe (Highest Point) Range3: Massif Central (Highest Point) Range4: Monts d’Auvergne (Highest Point) Range5: Le Monts Dore (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins	Dordogne (HP) Gironde Bay of Biscay Atlantic Ocean
Route #1	Maintained Hiking Trail Trailhead: Telepherique Summit Station (Ski Lift) 1760 m/5774 ft Vertical Gain: 125 m/410 ft
Route #2	Maintained Hiking Trail Trailhead: Telepherique Base Station (Paved Road) 1300 m/4265 ft Vertical Gain: 585 m/1919 ft
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Other Photos

Close up, the Puy de Sancy can look very craggy from certain angles (1985-06).

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