Piton Guichard
Piton Guichard is a peak in Le Tampon, Arrondissement de Saint-Pierre and has an elevation of 1,831 metres. Piton Guichard is situated nearby to the locality Savane du Volcan, as well as near the village Bourg-Murat.Places of Interest
Highlights include Piton Rouge, Le Tampon and Nez de Boeuf.
Cité du Volcan
Museum
Photo: Réunion des Musées Régionaux, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cité du Volcan is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourg-Murat and Plateau des Basaltes.
Bourg-Murat
Village
Photo: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bourg-Murat is a village on the Plaine des Cafres on the French island of Réunion, lying north east of Le Tampon. It has a museum dedicated to the nearby Piton de la Fournaise volcano and is home to the Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Observatory.
Plaine des Cafres
Village
Photo: Dunog, Public domain.
The Plaine des Cafres is a plateau on Réunion Island, one of the French volcanic islands in the Mascarene Archipelago in the southwestern Indian Ocean.
Piton Guichard
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,831 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Le Tampon, Arrondissement de Saint-Pierre, La Reunion, Réunion, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-21.20033° or 21° 12′ 1″ southLongitude
55.60547° or 55° 36′ 20″ eastElevation
1,831 metres (6,007 feet)Open location code
5HCQQJX4+V5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1727824467OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Piton Guichard” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Piton Guichard”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Savane du Volcan and La Petite Ferme.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Trou Blanc and Piton Barbaroux.
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