Mont Gerbier de Jonc
Mont Gerbier de Jonc is a mountain of volcanic origin located in the Massif Central in France. It is made of a type of rock called phonolite. It rises to an altitude of 1,551 m, and its base contains three springs that are the source of the Loire, France's longest river.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,551 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Gerbier de Jonc Rocher” and “Gerbier Des Joncs”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Geographical source of the Loire River and Authentic source of the Loire River.
Geographical source of the Loire River
Spring
Photo: Vpe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Geographical source of the Loire River is a spring.
Authentic source of the Loire River
Spring
Photo: Vpe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Authentic source of the Loire River is a spring.
True source of the Loire River
Spring
Photo: Nunux34, CC BY-SA 4.0.
True source of the Loire River is a spring.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Martial and Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades.
Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades
Village
Photo: Vpe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southern France.
Borée
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borée is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southern France.
Mont Gerbier de Jonc
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Saint-Martial, Arrondissement of Largentière, Ardèche and Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.84389° or 44° 50′ 38″ northLongitude
4.21986° or 4° 13′ 12″ eastElevation
1,551 metres (5,089 feet)Open location code
8FP6R6V9+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 355295232OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Mont Gerbier de Jonc from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to Venetian—“Mont Gerbier de Jonc” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Mont Gerbier de Joc”
- Cebuano: “Gerbier de Jonc”
- Czech: “Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc”
- Dutch: “Mont Gerbier de Jonc”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت جيربير د چونك”
- French: “mont Gerbier-de-Jonc”
- French: “Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc”
- German: “Gerbier-de-Jonc”
- German: “Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc”
- Greek: “Όρος Ζερμπιέ ντε Ζον”
- Italian: “Mont Gerbier de Jonc”
- Japanese: “ジェルビエ・ド・ジョン”
- Japanese: “ジェルビエ・ド・ジョン山”
- Japanese: “モン・ジェルビエ・ド・ジョン”
- Ladin: “Mont Gerbier de Jonc”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Jarbèir de Jo”
- Scots: “Mont Gerbier de Jonc”
- Spanish: “Monte Gerbier de Jonc”
- Venetian: “Monte Gerbier de Jonc”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ancienne Station de Ski de Sainte-Eulalie and Pradal.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maison de site du Mont Gerbier de Jonc and Départ de ski de fond.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mont Gerbier de Jonc”. Photo: PRA, CC BY 2.5.