Provence Alps and Prealps

Provence Alps and Prealps
Alpes et Préalpes de Provence
Tête de l'Estrop - south face
Highest point
Peak	Tête de l'Estrop
Elevation	2,961 m (9,715 ft) [1]
Coordinates	44°17′14″N 6°30′17″E / 44.28722°N 6.50472°E / 44.28722; 6.50472Coordinates: 44°17′14″N 6°30′17″E / 44.28722°N 6.50472°E / 44.28722; 6.50472
Geography
Country	France
Région	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Parent range	Alps
Borders on	Maritime Alps, Dauphiné Alps, Dauphiné Prealps and Cottian Alps
Rivers	Durance, Verdon and Var
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Type of rock	Sedimentary rocks[2]

The Provence Alps and Prealps (Alpes et Préalpes de Provence in French) are a mountain range in the south-western part of the Alps, located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (France). Provence Alps and Prealps encompass the south-western area of the French Prealps.

Etymology

The Provence (French pronunciation: ​[pʁɔvɑ̃s]) is a historical region nowadays part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Geography

Administratively the range belongs to the French departments of Vaucluse, Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.

The western slopes of the range are drained by the Rhone river through the Durance and other tributaries while its south-eastern part is drained by the Var and several smaller rivers that flow directly to the Mediterranean Sea.

Notable summits

The Luberon, in the SW part of the range; view from north-west

Some notable summits of the range are:

References

Maps

• French official cartography (Institut Géographique National - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr