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Massif Central

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Puy de Sancy (1885 m/6184 ft)
Countries	France
States/Provinces	Peter I Island (Claim) (14%), Unclaimed Antarctica (14%), Occitanie (13%), Centre (13%), Chile-UK-Argentina Overlapping Claims (10%), Argentina-UK Overlapping Claims (9%), Nouvelle-Aquitaine (9%), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (7%), Pays de la Loire (7%), Chilean Antarctic Territory (Claim) (2%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	182,040 sq km / 70,286 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	523 km / 325 mi North-South 571 km / 355 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	45° 32' N; 1° 21' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Massif Central
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Northwest Europe	Level 2 (Parent)
Ireland	Level 3 (Sibling)
Great Britain	Level 3 (Sibling)
North France-West Rhine Area	Level 3 (Sibling)
German Highlands	Level 3 (Sibling)
Massif Central	Level 3
Northwestern Massif Central	Level 4 (Child)
Monts d’Auvergne	Level 4 (Child)
Northeast Massif Central	Level 4 (Child)
Central Massif Central	Level 4 (Child)
Cévennes	Level 4 (Child)
Southwest Massif Central	Level 4 (Child)

Major Peaks of the Massif Central

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Puy de Sancy	1885	6184	Monts d’Auvergne
2.	Plomb du Cantal	1855	6086	Monts d’Auvergne
3.	Puy Ferrand	1854	6083	Monts d’Auvergne
4.	Puy du Rocher	1813	5948	Monts d’Auvergne
5.	Puy de Peyre Arse	1806	5925	Monts d’Auvergne
6.	Puy de Cacadogne	1785	5856	Monts d’Auvergne
7.	Puy Mary	1783	5850	Monts d’Auvergne
8.	Puy Redon	1781	5843	Monts d’Auvergne
9.	Puy des Crebasses	1762	5781	Monts d’Auvergne
10.	Mont Mézenc	1753	5751	Cévennes
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	Range4
1.	Puy de Sancy	1885	6184	Monts d’Auvergne
2.	Mont Mézenc	1753	5751	Cévennes
3.	Pierre-sur-Haute	1634	5361	Northeast Massif Central
4.	Truc de Fortunio	1552	5092	Central Massif Central
5.	Puech du Pal	1155	3789	Southwest Massif Central
6.	Mont Bessou	976	3202	Northwestern Massif Central

Photos of Peaks in the Massif Central

Puy de Sancy The Puy de Sancy from the northwest (1985-06).	Plomb du Cantal Plomb du Cantal from the start of our route up (2012-09-16). Photo by Susan Mackenzie. Click here for larger-size photo.
Mont Mézenc Summit of Mont Mezenc (2013-09-04). Photo by Susan Mackenzie. Click here for larger-size photo.	Pierre-sur-Haute Pierre-sur-Haute summit cross (2012-09-18). Photo by Susan Mackenzie. Click here for larger-size photo.
Mont Aigoual Summit marker for Mont Aigoual (2013-09-16). Photo by Susan Mackenzie. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mont Saint-Rigaud The wooden double-helical observation tower on Mont Saint-Rigaud, highest point in the Department of Rhône (2011-08-20). Photo by Peter Stone. Click here for larger-size photo.
Mont Bessou Le Tour Panoramique. The summit of Mont Bessou is about 150m NW of this (2012-09-06). Photo by Susan Mackenzie. Click here for larger-size photo.	Le Magnoux Not too hard an ascent! (2012-09-05). Photo by Susan Mackenzie. Click here for larger-size photo.
Rocher aux Oiseaux Stuart Mackenzie on the summit (a short scramble) (2012-09-03). Photo by Susan Mackenzie. Click here for larger-size photo.	Saint Michel Mont Mercure Saint Michel Mont Mercure (2012-08-31). Photo by Susan Mackenzie. Click here for larger-size photo.

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