Mont Pelat, Mercantour National Park

Name: Mont Pelat
Address: Mercantour National Park, France

#7 among attractions in Mercantour National Park

Natural attraction, Nature, Top attraction, Mountain

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Mont Pelat, is a mountain of the Maritime Alps located in the chain of mountains between the high valley of Verdon to the west, the high valley of Var to the east and the Bachelard valley in the North. Located in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, it is the namesake of the Pelat Massif. The summit is located in the central area of the Mercantour National Park. It is known as being one of the easiest of the 3,000m Alpine peaks to climb. It overlooks the magnificent glacial Allos Lake, the largest mountain lake in Europe, which is 2,227 m above sea level. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 10013 ftProminence: 2526 ftCoordinates: 44°15'54"N, 6°42'21"E

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Mont Pelat – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lac d'Allos, Cime de la Bonette, Ouvrage Restefond, Cimet.

2.2 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Lac d'Allos, Mercantour National Park
56 min walk • Lac d'Allos is an alpine lake at a height of 2,230 m. It is located in Parc National du Mercantour, departement Alpes-de-Haute-Provence the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
6.3 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Cime de la Bonette, Mercantour National Park
162 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.
6.8 miNE
Museum
Ouvrage Restefond, Mercantour National Park
174 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.
1.8 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Cimet, Mercantour National Park
45 min walk • Mount Cimet or Cemet is a mountain in the Pelat Massif of the French Alps in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
4.1 miW
Locality
Allos
105 min walk • Allos is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Allos is a high mountain commune in the southern Alps.
1.9 miE
Mountain pass, Nature
Col de la Cayolle, Mercantour National Park
50 min walk • Col de la Cayolle is a high mountain pass in the French Alps at the border between the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France. It connects Barcelonnette in the Ubaye Valley and Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes. It lies parallel to the Col d'Allos and Col de la Bonette in the Parc National du Mercantour.
5.6 miS
Church
Saint-Sébastien Chapel, Entraunes
144 min walk • The Saint-Sébastien chapel is a Catholic chapel located in France in the commune of Entraunes, in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
7 miNE
Mountain pass, Nature
Col de Restefond, Mercantour National Park
180 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.
5.1 miE
Nature, Mountain
Pointe Côte de l'Âne, Mercantour National Park
130 min walk • The Pointe de la Côte de l'Âne is a peak culminating at 2 916 meters of altitude and is part of the Alpine sector of the Alpes-Maritimes. This peak is located in the northwest of the Alpes-Maritimes department, bordering the communes of Entraunes...
5.2 miE
Nature, Mountain
Fort Carra, Mercantour National Park
133 min walk • Fort Carra is a summit of the Alpes-Maritimes, in the high valley of the Tinée, singular by its shape reminding that of a military fort. It is part of a group of summits bordering the Gialorgues valley, between Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage and Estenc...