The Signal du Luguet is the highest point in the Cézallier mountains. It is located in the southern part of the Puy-de-Dôme department in the municipality of Anzat-le-Luguet and rises to an altitude of 1,547 meters.[1] It takes its name from Luguet, a village situated on its northeastern slope.[2]

Signal du Luguet
View of the Signal du Luguet
Highest point
Elevation1,547 m (5,075 ft)
Coordinates45°20′02″N 2°59′13″E / 45.33389°N 2.98694°E / 45.33389; 2.98694
Geography
Signal du Luguet is located in France
Signal du Luguet
Signal du Luguet
France
LocationPuy-de-Dôme departement, France
Parent rangeCézallier (Massif Central)

Geography

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The Signal du Luguet corresponds to ancient lava lakes formed 5 million years ago.[3] Erosion has erased the reliefs that once overlooked them, leaving the rock in its current elevated position.[4]

Below, to the east, lies the Artout cirque. It is one of the most beautiful glacial valleys in the Massif Central. 20,000 years ago, snow swept by west winds accumulated to the east. It formed a glacier due to the limited exposure to the sun. Moraines can still be found on the slopes.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Le cirque d'Artout à Luguet dans le Puy de Dôme - France Bleu". ici, par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  2. ^ "Hameaux et fermes isolées - Anzat-le-Luguet". www.anzat-le-luguet.fr. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  3. ^ Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des sciences: Mécanique, physique, chimie, sciences de l'univers, sciences de la terre (in French). Gauthier-Villars. 1981. p. 719.
  4. ^ Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2023-07-05). PAYS D'ISSOIRE 2023/2024 Carnet Petit Futé (in French). Petit Futé. ISBN 978-2-305-09720-6.
  5. ^ Revue des sciences naturelles d'Auvergne (in French). Société d'histoire naturelle d'Auvergne. 1957. p. 117.