Massif des Maures
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The Massif des Maures (French: [ma.sif de moʁ], "plateau of the Moors") is a small mountain range in southeastern France. It is located in the department of Var, near Fraxinet and between Hyères and Fréjus. Its highest point, at Signal de la Sauvette, is 780 m (2,559 ft) high.
The Massif des Maures is a low mountain range about 56 km (35 mi) long and 16 km (10 mi) wide. Its highest point is 780 m (2,560 ft) high. It lies between the River Argens and the River Réal Martin to the north and the Mediterranean coast to the south, the River Durance to the west and the foothills of the Alps to the east, between Hyères and Fréjus. The winters are mild and the amounts of precipitation are low, especially in the summer when many of the streams run dry. The sides of the hills are steep, the soil is thin and there are few settlements; cultivated crops include grapes, citrus, olives, figs, mulberries and almonds.[1]
The detailed geography of the massif is complex; it is arranged along three main ridge lines, oriented west/southwest to east/northeast, the maximum altitudes of which decrease from north to south. The most northerly ridge carries at its western end the highest points of the massif: the Signal de la Sauvette 780 m (2,559 ft) and Notre-Dame-des-Anges 767 m (2,516 ft) peaks. Further south, an intermediate ridge culminates at 648 m (2,126 ft) not far from the Chartreuse de la Verne. Finally, the coastal link reaches only 528 m (1,732 ft) above Cavalaire-sur-Mer.[2]
