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Northwestern Massif Central

Range Type	Geographically-defined sub-range
Highest Point	Mont Bessou (976 m/3202 ft)
Countries	France
States/Provinces	Peter I Island (Claim) (28%), Centre (25%), Argentina-UK Overlapping Claims (18%), Pays de la Loire (13%), Nouvelle-Aquitaine (10%), Unclaimed Antarctica (5%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	92,905 sq km / 35,870 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	343 km / 213 mi North-South 440 km / 273 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	46° 21' N; 0° 33' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Northwestern Massif Central
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Massif Central	Level 3 (Parent)
Northwestern Massif Central	Level 4
Monts d’Auvergne	Level 4 (Sibling)
Northeast Massif Central	Level 4 (Sibling)
Central Massif Central	Level 4 (Sibling)
Cévennes	Level 4 (Sibling)
Southwest Massif Central	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Northwestern Massif Central

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Mont Bessou	976	3202
2.	Forêt de Châteauvert	932	3058
3.	Puy de Crozat	777	2549
4.	Puy de Sauvagnac	702	2303
5.	Forêt de Vieillecour	557	1827
6.	Le Magnoux	501	1644
7.	Forêt de Vieillecour - Sommet Sud-ouest	475	1558
8.	Terrior Randoin	457	1499
9.	Motte d'Humbligny	429	1407
10.	Rocher aux Oiseaux	368	1207
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Northwestern Massif Central

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.
Terrier de Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux The mound at Terrier de Saint-Martin de Fouilloux. On top there is a viewing table and a not-quite-working telescope (2016-12-01). Photo by Andrew Dalby. Click here for larger-size photo.	Maine-et-Loire High Point "Summit" of Maine-et-Loire (2012-08-30). Photo by Susan Mackenzie. Click here for larger-size photo.

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