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Serre Haut

Coordinates: 45°00′38″N 3°18′46″E / 45.01056°N 3.31278°E / 45.01056; 3.31278
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Serre Haut
Serre Haut is located in France
Serre Haut
Serre Haut
France
Highest point
Elevation1,431 m (4,695 ft)
Coordinates45°00′38″N 3°18′46″E / 45.01056°N 3.31278°E / 45.01056; 3.31278
Geography
LocationCantal, France
Parent rangeMargeride (Massif Central)

The Serre Haut is a summit in the Massif Central, belonging to the Margeride mountains in the French department of Cantal.

Toponymy

The word "serre" can mean either a ridgeline or an elongated summit.[1]

Geography

The Serre Haut is located within the municipality of Clavières, on a ridgeline that defines the watershed between the Truyère and Allier rivers.[2]

The mountain is home to heathlands with heather and broom.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Toponymes des lieux dits en Cevennes et Causses. | Histoire". Causses Cévennes (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  2. ^ IGN maps available on Géoportail
  3. ^ "FR8301070 - Sommets du nord Margeride" (pdf). auvergne-rhone-alpes.developpement-durable.gouv.fr.