Piton des Feux à Mauzac, Volcanic summit in Le Tampon, Réunion, France

Piton des Feux à Mauzac is a summit reaching 2,384 metres in the commune of Le Tampon, north of the Plaine des Remparts. It lies between the rampart of the Rivière de l'Est to the east and the break above the Rivière des Remparts to the west, close to the Saint-Joseph boundary at its south-western foot.

The name Mauzac refers to a maroon chief who lived in the crater of this mountain, keeping a sentinel on the highest point of the piton who lit heather fires to rally his companions. The naturalist Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent visited the site in the early 19th century and noted that Commerson had once bathed in the crater, saying he had swum in a volcano.

The name comes from Mauzac, a maroon chief who lived in the crater and kept a sentinel on the highest point of the piton to light heather fires and rally his companions. In the early 19th century Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent visited the old vent, about 40 to 50 toises wide and 80 to 100 feet deep, and noted that Commerson had once swum in it.

Access is provided by the GR R2 hiking trail and the Volcano Forest Road through the municipality of Le Tampon. Visitors should expect changing weather conditions and steep terrain that requires sturdy footwear.

The summit's name comes from Mauzac, a maroon chief said to have lived in the crater and kept a sentinel on the highest point who lit heather fires to rally his companions. The naturalist Commerson bathed in the crater and liked to say he had swum in a volcano.