The Devoluy Mountains is a

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

massif located in

Hautes-Alpes Hautes-Alpes (; oc, Auts Aups; en, Upper Alps) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population of 141,220 ...

, France. It is part of the

Dauphiné Prealps The Dauphiné Prealps (''Préalpes du Dauphiné'' in French) are a mountain range in the south-western part of the Alps. They are located in Rhône-Alpes and, marginally, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (south-eastern France). Dauphiné Prealps ar ...

and is bordered by the Drac River to the north and the Buëch River to the south and west and is a popular destination for hiking, mountaineering and skiing. Its most notable peaks are the

Grande Tête de l'Obiou The Grande Tête de l'Obiou (or simply '' l'Obiou'') is a mountain in the French Prealps belonging to the French department of Isère. It is the highest peak of the Dévoluy Mountains and of the Dauphiné Prealps and the seventh most prominent ...

(2,789 m) and

Pic de Bure Pic de Bure is a prominent mountain of the Dauphiné Alps in France, culminating at a height of , the third highest peak of the Dévoluy Mountains The Devoluy Mountains is a limestone massif located in Hautes-Alpes, France. It is part of the Dau ...

at 2,709 m.

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