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Belvédère

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Belvédère — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Belvédère sits at 817 ft along the Route Napoléon, with the land dropping 17 ft over the next 600 m. From this point, Montagne de Grand Rochefort rises to the west-southwest at 0.7 mi, reaching 1,342 ft. Le Drac lies to the north at 0.8 mi and 802 ft, while Beauregard stands south-southwest at 1.2 mi, elevation 1,152 ft. Farther out, Le Talon Rif appears west-northwest at 2.0 mi (1,390 ft), and the espace-comboire cliff is visible north-northwest at 2.2 mi, topping out at 1,542 ft. Daylight hours vary through the year: on the March equinox, sunrise is at 06:42 and sunset at 18:49; the June solstice brings sunrise at 05:51 and sunset at 21:29; the September equinox has sunrise at 07:25 and sunset at 19:37; and the December solstice sees a later sunrise at 08:13 with sunset at 16:58. The overlook follows Rochers de Comboire - pylône on the route and precedes Le Saut du Moine as the next stop.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
817 ft
Relief
17 ft drop
In view
5 named features
Plate-forme chimique de Pont-de-Claix vue de la colline du Rochefort à Claix
Jvillafruela · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Monuments aux morts de Pont-de-Claix (ouest)
Jvillafruela · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Monuments aux morts de Pont-de-Claix (sud)
Jvillafruela · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Monuments aux morts de Pont-de-Claix (nord)
Jvillafruela · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Maison montée Georges Tord à Pont-de-Claix
Jvillafruela · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
les ponts sur le Drac à Pont-de-Claix
Jvillafruela · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Montagne de Grand Rochefort1,342 ftwest-southwest · 0.7 mi
  • Le Drac802 ftnorth · 0.8 mi
  • Beauregard1,152 ftsouth-southwest · 1.2 mi
  • Le Talon Rif1,390 ftwest-northwest · 2.0 mi
  • espace-comboire1,542 ftnorth-northwest · 2.2 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:4218:4918:11
June solstice05:5121:2920:43
September equinox07:2519:3718:58
December solstice08:1316:5816:09

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How high is Belvédère?

Belvédère sits at about 817 feet (249 m).

What can you see from Belvédère?

From Belvédère: Montagne de Grand Rochefort (WSW, 0.7 mi); Le Drac (N, 0.8 mi); Beauregard (SSW, 1.2 mi); Le Talon Rif (WNW, 2.0 mi).

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