Mussard 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.

Photo: Damien Boilley, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Cave
Description: mountain cave on the island of Réunion
Also known as: “Mussard cave”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Piton des Neiges and Caverne Dufour.

Piton des Neiges

Volcano

Photo: Dunog, Public domain.

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. Piton des Neiges is situated 3½ km west of Mussard Cave.

Caverne Dufour

Cave

Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Caverne Dufour is situated 2½ km southwest of Mussard Cave.

Maison Morange

Museum

Photo: Lauriane Giraud Fonlupt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Maison Morange is a museum, which is situated 3½ km north of Mussard Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hell-Bourg and Bras Sec.

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 former admiral and island governor Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell. Hell-Bourg is situated 3½ km north of Mussard Cave.