Garlaban is a hill which looks out to Aubagne. The summit is 715 metres high although its highest point is the butte des pinsots (731 m).

Garlaban
Highest point
Elevation715 m (2,346 ft)
Coordinates43°19′53″N 5°33′13″E / 43.33139°N 5.55361°E / 43.33139; 5.55361
Geography
Garlaban is located in France
Garlaban
Garlaban
Location in France
LocationBouches-du-Rhône, France

It can be seen from most of the southern part of Bouches-du-Rhône, from Marseille to the valley of Huveaune, through to the motorway in Toulon and the one in Aix-en-Provence. In the past, seamen from Marseille used to look to it to find direction.

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