Bédoin - Mont Ventoux

Département: Vaucluse

Altitude: 1,909m/6,265ft

Mont Ventoux is situated in the northwest of Provence in the latitude of Orange to the east of the Rhône, from which it is separated by the Valley of the Ouvèze.

Mont Ventoux (Provençal Mont Ventour = windy mountain), which takes its name from the frequent and violent storms that are experienced in the area, is a long limestone ridge, geologically a continuation of the Pyrénées. It towers in impressive isolation over the surrounding countryside, its summit completely bare and devoid of vegetation, evidence of the drastic deforestation which the whole mountain has undergone. Above 1,500m/4,923ft there are extensive ski slopes.

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