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Saint-Abdon

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Looking south from Saint-Abdon. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Saint-Abdon sits at 2,425 feet along the Route Napoléon, with the terrain facing south (180°) and dropping 344 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. To the east-southeast, the Déversoir water feature lies 0.6 mi away at 2,375 ft. Closer peaks include Coueste Enrabiaye (southeast, 1.1 mi, 3,166 ft) and Les Collets (south, 1.2 mi, 2,484 ft). Farther south, Picoustau rises to 3,189 ft at 2.2 mi, while La Durance river is visible to the southwest at 2.1 mi, sitting at 1,887 ft. The Col du Buissonnet saddle appears southeast at 2.9 mi, reaching 4,528 ft. At greater distance, Tournoux stands southwest at 4.3 mi (2,641 ft), and Malaup rises to 5,121 ft to the south, 4.8 mi away.

Daylight hours vary by season: the March equinox brings sunrise at 06:40 and sunset at 18:48, while the June solstice extends daylight from 05:52 to 21:25. The September equinox runs from 07:23 to 19:36, and the December solstice offers a shorter span, from 08:10 to 16:59. This overlook follows Pic de Gleize along the route.

Access
0.9 mi detour
Elevation
2,425 ft
View
South · 180°
Relief
344 ft drop
In view
8 named features
Houses of Chateauvieux and the Ceüse mountain in the background, Hautes-Alpes (France)
Pline · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Tallard with the Bure mountain in the background (Hautes-Alpes, France)
Pline · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Château de Tallard from the west
Renaud Camus from Plieux, France · CC BY 2.0 · source
Glasflügel 604 vor dem Start in Gap, Südfrankreich
Jjolly · CC0 · source
Château de Tallard
Sebcheval · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Château de Tallard
Sebcheval · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Déversoir2,375 fteast-southeast · 0.6 mi
  • Coueste Enrabiaye3,166 ftsoutheast · 1.1 mi
  • Les Collets2,484 ftsouth · 1.2 mi
  • La Durance1,887 ftsouthwest · 2.1 mi
  • Picoustau3,189 ftsouth · 2.2 mi
  • Col du Buissonnet4,528 ftsoutheast · 2.9 mi
  • Tournoux2,641 ftsouthwest · 4.3 mi
  • Malaup5,121 ftsouth · 4.8 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:4018:4818:10
June solstice05:5221:2520:40
September equinox07:2319:3618:57
December solstice08:1016:5916:11

Local time (Europe/Paris). Computed for this exact position.

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Saint-Abdon sits at about 2,425 feet (739 m).

What can you see from Saint-Abdon?

From Saint-Abdon: Déversoir (ESE, 0.6 mi); Coueste Enrabiaye (SE, 1.1 mi); Les Collets (S, 1.2 mi); La Durance (SW, 2.1 mi).

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