Piton des Neiges

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Piton des Neiges is a massive extinct shield volcano on Réunion Island and a popular hiking destination known for its panoramic summit views.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct volcano ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
shield volcano ⓘ
age over 2 million years ⓘ
climateZone tropical ⓘ
country France ⓘ
dominantRockType basalt ⓘ
elevation 10072 ft ⓘ
3070 m ⓘ
geologicalOrigin Réunion hotspot ⓘ
hasCrater yes ⓘ
hasMarkedTrails yes ⓘ
hasMountainHut Refuge de la Caverne Dufour ⓘ
hasSnowOccasionally yes ⓘ
hazardLevel low volcanic hazard ⓘ
highestPointOf Mascarene Islands ⓘ
Réunion ⓘ
island Réunion ⓘ
isOlderThan Piton de la Fournaise ⓘ
knownFor panoramic summit views ⓘ
sunrise views ⓘ
lastEruption Holocene ⓘ
locatedIn Indian Ocean ⓘ
Réunion ⓘ
Réunion Island ⓘ
linked to: Réunion
mountainRange none ⓘ
nameLanguage French ⓘ
nameMeaning Snow Peak ⓘ
nearbyVolcano Piton de la Fournaise ⓘ
partOf Mascarene Islands ⓘ
popularFor hiking ⓘ
mountain tourism ⓘ
trekking ⓘ
prominence 3070 m ⓘ
protectedArea Réunion National Park ⓘ
standardAscentDuration 2 days ⓘ
summitAccess hiking trail ⓘ
summitClimate cool ⓘ
surroundedBy Cirque de Cilaos ⓘ
Cirque de Mafate ⓘ
Cirque de Salazie ⓘ
tourismImportance major attraction of Réunion ⓘ
typicalAscentStartPoint Cilaos ⓘ
Plaine des Cafres ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2010 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteName Pitons, Cirques and Remparts of Reunion Island ⓘ
UNESCOStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
volcanicField Réunion volcanic province ⓘ
volcanicStatus extinct ⓘ

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Réunion → highestPoint → Piton des Neiges ⓘ
Réunion → highestPoint → Piton des Neiges ⓘ
subject linked to: Reunion
Cirque de Mafate → partOf → Piton des Neiges volcanic massif ⓘ
linked to: Piton des Neiges
Cirque de Cilaos → formedOn → Piton des Neiges volcano ⓘ
linked to: Piton des Neiges
Cirque de Cilaos → hasViewOf → Piton des Neiges ⓘ
Cilaos → locatedNear → Piton des Neiges ⓘ
Plaine des Cafres → hasViewOf → Piton des Neiges ⓘ
Refuge de la Caverne Dufour → locatedOn → Piton des Neiges ⓘ
Réunion volcanic province → hasPart → Piton des Neiges ⓘ
Réunion volcanic province → notableVolcano → Piton des Neiges ⓘ
Cirque de Salazie → geologicalContext → Piton des Neiges volcanic massif ⓘ
linked to: Piton des Neiges
Saint-Denis, Réunion → locatedNorthOf → Piton des Neiges ⓘ
Réunion National Park → hasFeature → Piton des Neiges ⓘ
Réunion National Park → highestPoint → Piton des Neiges ⓘ