Blockhaus de Pelousette, Mercantour National Park

Name: Blockhaus de Pelousette
Address: Mercantour National Park, France

#13 among attractions in Mercantour National Park

Ruins

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Facts and practical information

The Cime de Pelousette strongpoint was an infantry position in the fortified sector of Dauphiné. It is in fact the former Pelousette position of the Séré de Rivières System that was integrated into the Dauphiné fortified sector before World War II.

Coordinates: 44°20'35"N, 6°51'21"E

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Mercantour National Park France

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Blockhaus de Pelousette – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cime de la Bonette, Ouvrage Restefond, Lacs de Morgon, Lakes of Vens.

2.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Cime de la Bonette, Mercantour National Park
73 min walk • Cime de la Bonette is a mountain in the French Alps, near the border with Italy. It is situated within the Mercantour National Park on the border of the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, between the Ubaye Valley and the valley of the Tinée River.
2.5 miW
Museum
Ouvrage Restefond, Mercantour National Park
64 min walk • Ouvrage Restefond is a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one artillery block and three observation blocks at the summit of the Col de la Bonette.
2.7 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Lacs de Morgon, Mercantour National Park
68 min walk • The lakes of Morgon are a group of lakes in the Tinée valley, Alpes-Maritimes, Alps, France. The first lake is the Big Lake of Morgon at an elevation of 2427 m. The other major lakes are the Median Lake and the Higher Lake.
4.5 miSE
Lake
Lakes of Vens, Mercantour National Park
114 min walk • The lakes of Vens are located in the massif of the Mercantour, between the elevations of 2,325 m and 2,278 m, in the township of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, in the department of the Alpes-Maritimes.
2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac du Lauzanier
67 min walk • Lac du Lauzanier is a lake in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.
2.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Enciastraia
59 min walk • Enciastraia is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, on the boundary between the province of Cuneo and the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur.
2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rocca dei Tre Vescovi
52 min walk • Rocca dei Tre Vescovi is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, on the boundary between the province of Cuneo and the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur.
2.5 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Lacs Les Laussets, Mercantour National Park
64 min walk • The lakes Les Laussets are a group of three lakes in the Tinée valley, Alpes-Maritimes, Alps, France. They are located at an elevation of 2400 m, south-east to the Crête des Terres Rouges, and close to the Tête des Mourres.
4.2 miS
Church
Église Saint-Dalmas
106 min walk • The parish church of Saint-Dalmas is a church located in France in the commune of Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage, in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
2.4 miW
Mountain pass, Nature
Col de Restefond, Mercantour National Park
62 min walk • Col de Restefond is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, near the border with Italy. It is situated on the flanks of le Restefonde within the Mercantour National Park in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.