Truc du Chapelat

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The Truc du Chapelat (Occitan: Truc de la Capèla) is a peak in the Massif Central, part of the Margeride mountains.

Elevation1,442 m (4,731 ft)

Coordinates44°53′12″N 3°24′27″E

LocationLozère, France

Parent rangeMargeride (Massif Central)

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Truc du Chapelat

Highest point
Elevation	1,442 m (4,731 ft)
Coordinates	44°53′12″N 3°24′27″E
Geography
Truc du Chapelat France
Location	Lozère, France
Parent range	Margeride (Massif Central)

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Toponymy

Truc refers to a "large stone or rock" in Occitan.^[1] It is also a geological feature defining a hillock, a height covered with moorland. As for Chapelat, it denotes a barren summit.^[2]

Geography

The Truc du Chapelat is located on a ridge line about 2.5 km as the crow flies from Truc de la Garde, in the municipality of Malzieu-Forain in Lozère.^{[citation needed]}

Its summit is crowned with a granite chaos.

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