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Coordinates: 45°00′38″N 3°18′46″E / 45.01056°N 3.31278°E / 45.01056; 3.31278
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== Geography ==
== Geography ==
The Serre Haut is located within the municipality of [[Clavières]], on a ridgeline that defines the watershed between the [[Truyère]] and [[Allier (river)|Allier]] [[River|rivers]].<ref name="IGN">''[[Institut Géographique National|IGN]] maps'' available on [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil Géoportail]</ref>
The Serre Haut is located within the municipality of [[Clavières]], on a ridgeline that defines the watershed between the [[Truyère]] and [[Allier (river)|Allier]] [[river]]s.<ref name="IGN">''[[Institut Géographique National|IGN]] maps'' available on [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil Géoportail]</ref>


The mountain is home to heathlands with [[Calluna|heather]] and [[broom]].<ref>{{Cite web |orig-date=December 2011 |title=FR8301070 - Sommets du nord Margeride |url=https://webissimo.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/FR8301070_Sommets-nord-margeride_DOCOB_2011_doc_compilation_cle021b62.pdf |website=auvergne-rhone-alpes.developpement-durable.gouv.fr |format=pdf}}</ref>
The mountain is home to heathlands with [[Calluna|heather]] and [[broom]].<ref>{{Cite web |orig-date=December 2011 |title=FR8301070 - Sommets du nord Margeride |url=https://webissimo.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/FR8301070_Sommets-nord-margeride_DOCOB_2011_doc_compilation_cle021b62.pdf |website=auvergne-rhone-alpes.developpement-durable.gouv.fr |format=pdf}}</ref>

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Serre Haut
Serre Haut is located in France
Serre Haut
Serre Haut
France
Highest point
Elevation1,431 m (4,695 ft)
Coordinates45°00′38″N 3°18′46″E / 45.01056°N 3.31278°E / 45.01056; 3.31278
Geography
LocationCantal, France
Parent rangeMargeride (Massif Central)

The Serre Haut is a summit in the Massif Central, belonging to the Margeride mountains in the French department of Cantal.

Toponymy

The word "serre" can mean either a ridgeline or an elongated summit.[1]

Geography

The Serre Haut is located within the municipality of Clavières, on a ridgeline that defines the watershed between the Truyère and Allier rivers.[2]

The mountain is home to heathlands with heather and broom.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Toponymes des lieux dits en Cevennes et Causses. | Histoire". Causses Cévennes (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  2. ^ IGN maps available on Géoportail
  3. ^ "FR8301070 - Sommets du nord Margeride" (pdf). auvergne-rhone-alpes.developpement-durable.gouv.fr.