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provide a sheltered position leading to reduced precipitation (about 850 mm/year on average). In winter, snow remains on the ground for several months, and the forests and pastures are swept by the
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origin. Some of these cones still retain their craters, similar to some
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282:, highest point of the massif at 1,421 m (4,662 ft)
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185:The Devès is bordered to the west by the upper
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294:Rang de la Garde, 1,326 m (4,350 ft)
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428:(in French). Librairie Droz. p. 1489.
348:Mont Briançon, 1,045 m (3,428 ft)
246:The surface of the plateau is covered with
35:Location map of Devès in the Massif Central
309:Mont Maillon, 1,291 m (4,236 ft)
297:Champ Vestri, 1,321 m (4,334 ft)
291:Mont Farnier, 1,328 m (4,357 ft)
285:Mont Recours, 1,382 m (4,534 ft)
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312:La Vesseyre, 1,279 m (4,196 ft)
288:Mont Tartas, 1,349 m (4,426 ft)
324:Mont Burel, 1,227 m (4,026 ft)
321:Montpignon, 1,230 m (4,040 ft)
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318:Montchaud, 1,243 m (4,078 ft)
300:Mont Long, 1,317 m (4,321 ft)
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336:Montjus, 1,122 m (3,681 ft)
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160:at an altitude of 1,421 meters.
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816:Subranges of the Massif Central
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60:Coordinates
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304:La Durande
280:Mont Devès
158:Mont Devès
133:is a vast
70:44°56′25″N
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