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Puy de Sancy

Mountain in France

Summary

Mountain in France

Field	Value
name	Puy de Sancy
native_name	oc
photo	Vue du puy de Sancy.JPG
elevation_m	1885
prominence_m	1579
range	Monts Dore (Massif Central)
listing	Ultra, Ribu
location	Puy-de-Dôme departement, France
map	France#Europe
label_position	left
map_caption	Location in France##Location in Europe
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Puy de Sancy (, ; , ) is the highest mountain in the Massif Central, in Puy-de-Dôme departement of south central France. It is part of an ancient stratovolcano which has been inactive for about 220,000 years.

Mountain

The northern and southern slopes are used for skiing, and a number of cable cars and ski lifts ascend the mountain. Skiing has been practised on the mountain since the early 20th century; two local priests traversed the Puy de Sancy on skis in 1905. In 1936, a cable car link was built from Mont-Dore to one of the needles just below the summit. On Christmas Day in late 1965, a cable car accident on a newer line injured ten passengers and killed seven others. Super-Besse is another ski resort, located on the southwestern slope.

The valley to the north is also the source of two streams called Dore and Dogne, which unite to form the Dordogne, which flows through the nearby spa town of Mont-Dore and on to the Gironde estuary.

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Sources

References

{{Cite Merriam-Webster. Sancy, Puy de
(December 26, 1965). "Six fall to death as cable car breaks open at skiing resort". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(December 27, 1965). "Officials seek cause of cable car disaster". The Bulletin.

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