Dent de la Rancune

Dent de la Rancune is a cliff in Chambon-sur-Lac, Arrondissement of Issoire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Dent de la Rancune is situated nearby to the peak Crête de Coq, as well as near the volcano Puy des Crebasses.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Puy de Sancy and Puy de Cacadogne.

Puy de Sancy

Volcano

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Puy de Sancy is the highest mountain in the Massif Central, in Puy-de-Dôme departement of south central France. It is part of an ancient stratovolcano which has been inactive for about 220,000 years.

Puy de Cacadogne

Volcano

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Puy de Cacadogne is a volcano.

Puy Ferrand

Scenic viewpoint

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Puy Ferrand is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Dent de la Rancune.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mont Dore and Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise.

Mont Dore is a town in France. The Spa town, Mont Dore is situated in an ideal location for accessing the highest peaks in the Auvergne. Puy de Sancy, at 1886 m towering over the town, gives the illusion that you are in a much larger mountain range than actually is the case.

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Village

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Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, also known as Besse-en-Chandesse, or Besse, is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. The nearby ski resort of Super-Besse hosted the first mountain finish of the 2008 Tour de France. Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise is situated 8 km east of Dent de la Rancune.