Mont Grand
| Mont Grand | |
|---|---|
  Mont Grand France | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,417 m (4,649 ft) |
| Coordinates | 44°55′07″N 3°21′59″E / 44.91861°N 3.36639°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lozère, France |
| Parent range | Margeride (Massif Central) |
Mont Grand is a summit reaching an altitude of 1,417 meters in the French department of Lozère.
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]Mont Grand is situated in the Margeride within the Massif Central, in the French commune of Saint-Privat-du-Fau.[1]
Geology
[edit]The bedrock consists of granular leptynic gneiss.[2]
History
[edit]The Beast of Gévaudan perpetrated its atrocities against the population of Northern Gévaudan and its outskirts between 1764 and 1767. The majority of the attacks were concentrated between three mountains: Mont Mouchet, Montchauvet, and Mont Grand, which are approximately 15 kilometers apart.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ IGN maps available on Géoportail
- ^ Bulletin du Service de la carte géologique de la France (in French). Libr. polytechnique C. Béranger. 1963.
- ^ Colin, Serge (1990-01-01). Autour de la bête du Gévaudan (in French). FeniXX réédition numérique. ISBN 978-2-307-09895-9.
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