Mont Pelat (3,050m), is a mountain of the

Maritime Alps The Maritime Alps (french: Alpes Maritimes ; it, Alpi Marittime ) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between the regions of France, French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and the regions of Italy ...

located in the chain of mountains between the high valley of Verdon to the west, the high valley of Var to the east and the Bachelard valley in the North. Located in the department of

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence or sometimes abbreviated as AHP (; oc, Aups d'Auta Provença; ) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, bordering Alpes-Maritimes and Italy to the east, Var to the south, Vaucluse to the west ...

, it is the namesake of the Pelat Massif. The summit is located in the central area of the Mercantour National Park. It is known as being one of the easiest of the 3,000m Alpine peaks to climb. It overlooks the magnificent glacial Allos Lake, the largest mountain lake in Europe, which is above sea level. The normal access route is through the valley of Pelat, located southeast of the summit and accessible both from Lake Allos and from the Col de la Cayolle. The path presents no particular difficulty. On the summit, the view stretches from the

Montagne Sainte-Victoire Montagne Sainte-Victoire ( Provençal oc, Venturi / Santa Venturi according to classical orthography and oc, Ventùri / Santo Ventùri, label=none according to Mistralian orthography) is a limestone mountain ridge in the south of France whi ...

in the south to Mont Blanc in the north.

References

1. ↑ Bénédicte Fénié, Jean-Jacques Fénié Provençal Toponymy, Southwest Publishing, 2002 (reprint), , p. 80 2. ↑ Pages 4 and 5 in "Explanatory Note" of the geological map 1:50 000 ALLOS XXXV-40 published by the Bureau of Geological and Mining Research, Berger-Levrault, Nancy, 728720-9-1968 3. ↑ Definitions SOIUSA Mountain Gate Mountain Gate {{DEFAULTSORT:Pelat Mountains of the Alps Alpine three-thousanders Mountains of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence