Provence Alps and Prealps

Provence Alps and Prealps
Provence Alps and Prealps
	Tête de l'Estrop - south face
Highest point
Peak	Tête de l'Estrop
Elevation	2,961 m (9,715 ft) [1]
Listing
Coordinates	44°17′14″N 6°30′17″E
Naming
Native name	Alpes et Préalpes de Provence
Geography
Country	France
Région	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Rivers	Durance, Verdon and Var
Parent range	Alps
Borders on	Maritime Alps, Dauphiné Alps, Dauphiné Prealps and Cottian Alps
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Type of rock	Sedimentary rocks[2]

The Provence Alps and Prealps (Alpes et Préalpes de Provence in French) are a mountain range in the south-western part of the Alps, located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (France). Provence Alps and Prealps encompass the south-western area of the French Prealps.

Etymology

The Provence (French pronunciation: [pʁɔvɑ̃s]) is a historical region nowadays part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Geography

Administratively the range belongs to the French departments of Vaucluse, Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.

The western slopes of the range are drained by the Rhone river through the Durance and other tributaries while its south-eastern part is drained by the Var and several smaller rivers that flow directly to the Mediterranean Sea.

Notable summits

The Luberon, in the SW part of the range; view from north-west

Some notable summits of the range are:

Name	metres	feet
Tête de l'Estrop	2,961	9,712
Grande Séolane	2,909	9,542
Trois-Évêchés	2,818	9,243
Montagne du Cheval Blanc	2,323	7,619
Mourre de Chanier	1,930	6,330
Mont Ventoux	1,912	6,271
Montagne de Lure	1,826	5,989

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References

Highest summit elevation as reported on Géoportail of Institut Géographique National
Préalpes, article on Larousse encyclopedia (on line version:www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie)

Maps

French official cartography (Institut Géographique National - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr

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[geop-1] Highest summit elevation as reported on Géoportail of Institut Géographique National

[laru-2] Préalpes, article on Larousse encyclopedia (on line version:www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie)