Direction Mont Mounier
Surrounded by high bars of lithonic limestone, with a typical and recognizable facies, Mount Mounier imposes its massive presence as the undisputed master of this majestic relief.
In 1873, landed on its flanks, a team of researchers taking notes on the advisability of installing a small observatory which finally saw the light of day in 1893 thanks to Mr. Bischoffsheim (baron) and of which some ruins still remain on the little Mounier. The highest limestone massif in the Alpes-Maritimes, the Mounier is surely one of the best viewpoints in all of the Southern Alps.
It is also a botanist’s paradise with an exceptional flora that we will, of course, be content to admire without picking! Formerly called mons Niger probably because of the blackish color of the rock (like its neighbour, the Cime Nègre), the Mounier, a bare and arid summit today, was once wooded, as evidenced by ancient writings referring to numerous tree stumps dotting its sides.
Daniel’s pictures
– Daniel Blanc – Alpes Maritimes Department
– Daniel Blanc – Alpes Maritimes Department
– Daniel Blanc – Alpes Maritimes Department
– Daniel Blanc – Alpes Maritimes Department
– Daniel Blanc – Alpes Maritimes Department
– Daniel Blanc – Alpes Maritimes Department
– Daniel Blanc – Alpes Maritimes Department
– Daniel Blanc – Alpes Maritimes Department
– Daniel Blanc – Alpes Maritimes Department
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Practical information for this hike is on the site Randoxygene and you can download the free Randoxygen guides HERE