section (as per
SOIUSA)
Location The massif extends around
Digne-les-Bains, between the
Durance river and
Serre-Ponçon lake to the north, and the
Verdon gorge to the south. It is bordered by the
communes of
Sisteron,
Gréoux-les-Bains and
Castellane. It is surrounded to the northwest by the Bochaine, to the northeast by
Massif des Trois-Évêchés, to the south-east by the
Castellane Prealps and finally to the west by the
Vaucluse mountains and the Baronnies Massif.
Main summits • Les Monges, 2,115 m, • Clot Ginoux (or Les Cimettes), 2,112 m • l'Oratoire, 2,071 m • Tête Grosse, 2,032 m • Laupie (ou Tourtoureau), 2,025 m • Clos de Bouc, 1,962 m • Montagne de Chine, 1,952 m • Mourre de Chanier, 1,930 m • Marzenc, 1,930 m • Sommet de Nibles, 1,909 m • Mont Chiran, 1,905 m • Grande Cloche de Barles, 1,887 m • Montagne de Jouere, 1,886 m • Chanau, 1,885 m • Géruen Ridge, 1,880 m • Grande Gautiere, 1,825 m == Geology ==