Tour médiévale

This overlook on the Route Napoléon sits at 2,422 ft elevation, facing due north, with the terrain dropping 357 ft within 600 meters of the viewpoint. From this vantage, Le Beynon river is visible to the northeast at 2.4 mi, sitting at 1,848 ft. La Durance river appears farther northeast at 3.6 mi and 1,870 ft. Collet du Vicaire, a peak at 2,028 ft, rises east-northeast at 3.7 mi. To the north-northwest, Montagne de Saint-Genis reaches 4,698 ft at a distance of 5.3 mi, and Le Signavour, at 2,684 ft, stands northeast at 5.5 mi.

Daylight hours shift across the seasons: sunrise comes at 05:53 and sunset at 21:25 around the June solstice, while the December solstice brings sunrise at 08:10 and sunset at 17:01. The equinoxes fall closer to twelve-hour days, with March sunrise at 06:41 and sunset at 18:49, and September sunrise at 07:24 and sunset at 19:36.

This stop is called Tour médiévale, positioned along the byway between Le temps absolu and Pic de Crigne.