Pelat massif

Pelat massif
Pelat massif
	The massif is at the southern part of the Western Alps
Highest point
Elevation	3,051 m (10,010 ft)
Parent peak	Mont Pelat
Naming
Native name	Massif du Pelat (French)
Geography
Country	France
Departments	Drôme; Isère;
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Parent range	French Prealps
Geology
Rock type(s)	Marl, limestone, schist, sandstone

The Pelat massif are a massif in the French Alps located in the departments of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes. Its name comes from the main peak of the massif.

Geography

Main peaks

Mont Pelat, 3,051 m
Mount Cimet, 3,020 m
Téton, 2,969 m
Trou de l'Aigle, 2,961 m
Grand Cheval de Bois, 2,838 m
Sommet des Garrets, 2,822 m
Sommet de la Frema, 2,747 m
Grandes Tours du Lac, 2,745 m
Montagne de l'Avalanche, 2,729 m
Grand Coyer , 2,693 m
Tête de l'Encombrette, 2,682 m
Petit Coyer, 2,580 m
Mouriès, 2,540 m
Aiguilles de Pelens, 2,523 m
Mont Saint-Honorat, 2,520 m
Puy du Pas Roubinous, 2,516 m

Geology

The Pelat Massif is composed of:

schist in the northern, highest zone (summits of Le Cimet and Mont Pelat).
sedimentary rocks, mainly limestone, sandstone, and marl in the southern part.

The southern part of the massif is characterized by the outcrop of the Priabonian series, consisting, from bottom to top, of nummulitic limestone, blue marl, and Annot sandstone.^[1]^[2] This series creates a characteristic stratification of a white limestone bar, an area of softer reliefs, or even ravines, followed by sandstone bars, which are prominently visible in the landscape around Annot.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Bulletin des Services de la carte géologique de la France et des topographies souterraines (in French). Libr. polytechnique, Baudry et Cie. 1898. p. 20.
^ Stanley, Daniel J. (1975). Submarine Canyon and Slope Sedimentation (grès D'Annot) in the French Maritime Alps. IXme Congrès international de sédimentologie. p. 21.

External links

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[1] Bulletin des Services de la carte géologique de la France et des topographies souterraines (in French). Libr. polytechnique, Baudry et Cie. 1898. p. 20.

[2] Stanley, Daniel J. (1975). Submarine Canyon and Slope Sedimentation (grès D'Annot) in the French Maritime Alps. IXme Congrès international de sédimentologie. p. 21.

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