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Monts d’Auvergne

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Puy de Sancy (1885 m/6184 ft)
Countries	France
States/Provinces	Unclaimed Antarctica (91%), Argentina-UK Overlapping Claims (6%), Occitanie (3%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	9,549 sq km / 3,687 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	193 km / 120 mi North-South 128 km / 79 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	45° 30' N; 2° 39' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Monts d’Auvergne
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Monts d’Auvergne.

Massif Central	Level 3 (Parent)
Northwestern Massif Central	Level 4 (Sibling)
Monts d’Auvergne	Level 4
Puy de Dome Area	Level 5 (Child)
Le Monts Dore	Level 5 (Child)
Cantal	Level 5 (Child)
Northeast Massif Central	Level 4 (Sibling)
Central Massif Central	Level 4 (Sibling)
Cévennes	Level 4 (Sibling)
Southwest Massif Central	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Monts d’Auvergne

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Puy de Sancy	1885	6184	Le Monts Dore
2.	Plomb du Cantal	1855	6086	Cantal
3.	Puy Ferrand	1854	6083	Le Monts Dore
4.	Puy du Rocher	1813	5948	Cantal
5.	Puy Brunet	1806	5925	Cantal
6.	Puy de Peyre Arse	1806	5925	Cantal
7.	Puy de Cacadogne	1785	5856	Le Monts Dore
8.	Puy Mary	1783	5850	Cantal
9.	Puy Redon	1781	5843	Le Monts Dore
10.	Puy des Crebasses	1762	5781	Le Monts Dore
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Puy de Sancy	1885	6184	Le Monts Dore
2.	Plomb du Cantal	1855	6086	Cantal
3.	Puy de Dôme	1465	4806	Puy de Dome Area

Photos of Peaks in the Monts d’Auvergne

Puy de Sancy

The Puy de Sancy from the northwest (1985-06).

Plomb du Cantal

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Plomb du Cantal from the start of our route up (2012-09-16). Photo by Susan Mackenzie.
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