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FRANCE:  Monts du Morvan

6 Hills with Prominence of 140 meters or greater


Haut-Folin 901m/550m (far left) and Mont Beuvray 821m/272m (right background)
Introduction - by Mark Trengove

The Morvan is a granite plateau which forms the highest ground in the arc of hills connecting the Massif Central to the south and Vosges to the north-east.  Rivers to the west and north of this watershed flow into the North Sea/Atlantic Ocean, while those to the east flow into the Mediterranean Sea.

The name ‘Morvan’ is from the old Gallo-Celtic meaning ‘Black Mountain’.  The area is covered with Gallo-Celtic remains – in particular the Celtic Hill Fort of Bribracte near the summit of Mont Beuvray.

The Morvan Regional Park is a landscape of forested hills, moorland, heathland, lakes and pastures.  The trees are mainly deciduous on the lower slopes of the hills, with conifers prevailing in the higher areas.  The southern area of the Park contains the more lofty hills, while the northern area presents a gentler more pastoral aspect.

The park is a popular walking area.  The long-distance path GR13 (Grande Randonée de Pays du Tour du Morvan) circuits the Park for 220 km and passes through the areas of principal interest.  Rock-climbing opportunities can be found at Anost and Dun-les-Places.

Towns and villages with accommodation include Arnay-le-Duc, Autun, Château-Chinon, Dun-les-Places, Lormes, Montsauche-les-Settons, St Honoré-les-Bains and Vézelay.
The Park’s website is at http://www.parcdumorvan.org/
The list

List compiled and maintained by Mark Trengove, with computer assistance from Jonathan de Ferranti.

Mark  has provided this list of summits in the Monts du Morvan.  This group includes the high point for the Burgundy Region (Haut-Folin 901m/550m).  There are no summits with an altitude of 915m (3000 ft) and P150m (“Bardots”) in the area, but a total of 5 summits of P150m of whatever altitude (“Brigittes”).  All of these are over 610m (2000 ft) in altitude.

This group of hills lies within the boundaries of the Parc Naturel Regional du Morvan.  This Regional Park is situated partially within the four Départements comprising the Bourgogne Region – Sâone et Loire, Nièvre, Yonne and Côte-d’Or.

A more comprehensive list of the Monts du Morvan can be found here. 

first release  March 8, 2006
Rank Summit name Elevation
(m)
 Prominence
(m)
 Col
(m)
 Prominence Col
(Saddle)
 Latitude Longitude Grid ref.
X
 Grid ref.
Y		 IGN  1:25k Elev
(ft)
 Prom
(ft)
 
1 Haut-Folin (Pic du Bois du Roi) 901 550 351 Col pt. 351m, 1km SSE of Jésonville 46º59'44"N  4º02'13"E 52,21 01,88 2825 OT 2956 1804
2 Mont Beuvray 821 272 549 Col pt. 549m, 300m S of l'Echenault 46º55'27"N  4º02'21"E 52,14 01,89 2825 OT 2694 892
3 Forêt de Fontaine Froide 629 165 464 La Gare, on junction of D17 and D210 47º17'24"N  3º52'21"E 52,55 01,71 2723 ET 2064 541
4 Tureau des Grands Bois (Le Télégraphe) 800 152 648 Col >645m and <650m, 1.5km N of les Pasquelins 47º04'42"N  4º01'24"E 52,31 01,87 2723 ET 2625 499
5 Mont Genièvre 637 150 487 Col >485m and <490m, 1.2km SE of Sanglier 46º55'18"N  3º55'09"E 52,13 01,76 2825 OT 2090 492
6 Montaigu 572 140 432 St-Léger-sous-Beuvray 46º55'42"N 4º08'36"E 52,14 02,01 2825 OT 1877 459




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