Mont Puget
Encyclopedia
Mont Puget, named after the French
sculptor Pierre Puget, is a mountain, part of Marseille-Cassis calanques, located south-east of Marseille
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Like most Marseille
mountains, it is formed from limestone
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A very good trail leads to the very top of the mountain (like on most of Marseille mountain ranges, so that firefighters can get everywhere should a fire start).
However, one can also climb the mountain directly, which can provide for many interesting experiences.
One of them are "stone rivers", or collections of numerous small stones "flowing" from the mountain at angles reaching 45 degrees.
The top of the mountain is covered with eroded limestone that sticks out in numerous needle-like spikes.
France
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sculptor Pierre Puget, is a mountain, part of Marseille-Cassis calanques, located south-east of Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
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Like most Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
mountains, it is formed from limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
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Tourism
Often neglected by tourists, much interested by the Calanques themselves and by the sea, the Mont Puget can provide for some interesting hiking and climbing.A very good trail leads to the very top of the mountain (like on most of Marseille mountain ranges, so that firefighters can get everywhere should a fire start).
However, one can also climb the mountain directly, which can provide for many interesting experiences.
One of them are "stone rivers", or collections of numerous small stones "flowing" from the mountain at angles reaching 45 degrees.
The top of the mountain is covered with eroded limestone that sticks out in numerous needle-like spikes.
Crest of Luminy University
A stylized representation of Mont Puget is displayed on the crest of Luminy University, one of three Marseille universities, which campus is located just next to the mountain.
External links
- Le massif des Calanques
- A satellite view of Mont Puget the city and the university campus are on the left, the road at the top is MarseilleMarseilleMarseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
-Cassis road (the Gineste).