Puy de Jume, Extinct volcano in Chaîne des Puys, Massif Central, France.
Puy de Jume is an extinct red volcano of the Chaîne des Puys, in the Massif Central, 8 km north of the Puy de Dôme. It rises to 1,163 m, about 133 m above the surrounding terrain, and its forested, rounded dome is roughly 1.9 km wide at the base. The summit is a soft, level-topped ridge covered in trees, with no crater, rock or building visible.
Puy de Jume is an extinct red volcano of the Chaîne des Puys, the north–south line of volcanoes in the Massif Central. It lies 8 km north of Puy de Dôme, the chain's highest summit at 1,464 m. The hill reaches 1,163 m, rising about 133 m above the surrounding terrain, and its base spans roughly 1.9 km.
The name Jume probably comes from the Latin geminus, "twin", because the puy has two summits; the neighbouring puy de Jumes carries the plural form. The cone lies in the commune of Saint-Ours, in the Chaîne des Puys, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2018 as part of the Chaîne des Puys–Limagne fault tectonic arena.
Puy de Jume lies in the commune of Saint-Ours, about 8 km north of Puy de Dôme and roughly 12 km southwest of Clermont-Ferrand. The summit stands at 1,163 m, some 133 m above the surrounding terrain, so the climb from the village is short but steady. Paths link it with neighbouring puys of the Chaîne des Puys.
The summit rises 133 metres above the surrounding ridge and sits 8 kilometres north of Puy de Dôme, which at 1,464 metres is the highest point in the immediate area. The hill's base spans about 1.9 kilometres, and the town of Clermont-Ferrand lies roughly 12 kilometres to the south-west.
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