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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dunog, Public domain.
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 3,069 metres
- Description: mountain in Réunion
- Also known as: “Snow Peak”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gros Morne and Mussard Cave.
Gros Morne
Peak
Photo: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gros Morne is a volcanic peak on the island of Réunion, located to the north of the town of Cilaos. Lying just to the west of its slightly taller neighbour, the Piton des Neiges, the Gros Morne rises to a height of 3,019 metres.
Mussard Cave
Cave
The Mussard Cave is a mountain cave on the island of Réunion. Located about 2150 meters above sea level in the heart of the Piton des Neiges, it falls within the municipality of Saint-Benoit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cilaos and Marla.
Cilaos
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cilaos is a town and commune on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It is located centrally on the island, in a caldera of altitude 1,214 m. The caldera is also named for the community.
Hell-Bourg
Village
Photo: HylgeriaK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hell-Bourg is a small village in the Salazie commune of the French overseas department of Réunion. It is the main community in the island's Cirque de Salazie, and is named for the respected former admiral and island governor Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-21.09945° or 21° 5′ 58″ southLongitude
55.48003° or 55° 28′ 48″ eastElevation
3,069 metres (10,069 feet)Open location code
5HCQWF2J+62OpenStreetMap ID
node 347888870OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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Satellite Map
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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 de Neige”
- French: “Piton de 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: “Pico de Neve”
- Portuguese: “Pico de Neves”
- Portuguese: “Piton de Neige”
- Portuguese: “Piton des Neiges”
- Russian: “Питон-де-Неж”
- Slovenian: “Piton des Neiges”
- Spanish: “Piton de las Nieves”
- Spanish: “Pitón de las Nieves”
- Swahili: “Piton des Neiges”
- Swedish: “Piton des Neiges”
- Ukrainian: “Пітон-де-Неж”
- Venetian: “Piton des Neiges”
- Vietnamese: “Piton des Neiges”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Plateau du Petit Matarum and Grand Matarum.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Déco Le piton des neiges - West and Déco Le piton des neiges - Est.
Réunion: Must-Visit Destinations
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