Piton des Neiges
The Piton des Neiges is a 3,069 m complex volcano on Réunion, one of the French volcanic islands in the Mascarene Archipelago in the southwestern Indian Ocean.- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 3,069 metres
- Description: mountain in Réunion
- Also known as: “Pico de Neve”, “Pico de Neves”, “Piton de las Nieves”, “Piton de Neige”, “Piton de Neiges”, and “Snow Peak”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Gros Morne and Caverne Dufour.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Îlet des Salazes and Cilaos.
Piton des Neiges
- Categories: mountain, dormant volcano, peak, highest point, free flight site, scenic viewpoint, and landform
- Location: Cilaos, Arrondissement de Saint-Pierre, La Reunion, Réunion, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-21.09945° or 21° 5′ 58″ south
Longitude
55.48003° or 55° 28′ 48″ east
Elevation
3,069 metres (10,069 feet)
Open location code
5HCQWF2J+62
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Piton des Neiges” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Piton-de-Nej dağı”
- Basque: “Piton des Neiges”
- Catalan: “Piton des Neiges”
- Cebuano: “Piton des Neiges (tumoy sa bukid sa Reunion)”
- Cebuano: “Piton des Neiges”
- Chinese: “內日峰”
- Chinese: “内日峰”
- Czech: “Piton des Neiges”
- Dutch: “Piton des Neiges”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پيتون ديس نيجيس”
- Esperanto: “Najlo de Neĝo”
- Finnish: “Piton des Neiges”
- French: “piton des Neiges”
- French: “Piton des Neiges”
- Georgian: “პითონ-დე-ნეჟი”
- Georgian: “პიტონ-დე-ნეჟი”
- German: “Piton des Neiges”
- Greek: “Πιτόν ντε Νεζ”
- Hebrew: “פיטון דה נז‘”
- Hungarian: “Piton des Neiges”
- Indonesian: “Piton des Neiges”
- Italian: “Piton des Neiges”
- Japanese: “ピトン・デ・ネージュ”
- Japanese: “ピトン=デ=ネージュ”
- Ladin: “Piton des Neiges”
- Lithuanian: “Sniego kalnas”
- Macedonian: “Питон де Неж”
- Mingrelian: “პიტონ-დე-ნეჟი”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Piton des Neiges”
- Norwegian: “Piton des Neiges”
- Polish: “Piton des Neiges”
- Portuguese: “Piton des Neiges”
- Russian: “Питон-де-Неж”
- Slovenian: “Piton des Neiges”
- Spanish: “Pitón de las Nieves”
- Swahili: “Piton des Neiges”
- Swedish: “Piton des Neiges”
- Tamil: “பிடன் டெஸ் நீஜஸ்”
- Ukrainian: “Пітон-де-Неж”
- Venetian: “Piton des Neiges”
- Vietnamese: “Piton des Neiges”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Plateau du Petit Matarum and Grand Matarum.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Déco Le piton des neiges - West and Déco Le piton des neiges - Est.
Réunion: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Saint-Denis and Piton de la Fournaise.
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