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Sainte-Victoire mountain: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 1.011 km.

Summit elevation

1.011 km = 1,011 m. A kilometer contains 1,000 meters.

A long Provençal ridge associated with Cézanne's landscapes.

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Sainte-Victoire mountain, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

A long ridge in Provence associated with Cézanne's landscapes. Montagne Sainte-Victoire has large limestone cliffs near Aix-en-Provence. The reference is the elevation of its highest point, the Pic des Mouches.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

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Source and limitations

Catalogue order of magnitude; a source is provided, but this measurement has not been individually audited.

Sainte-Victoire: interpreted relief of the long limestone ridge and southern escarpment. The figure compares the summit's altitude, distinct from the silhouette's height above its foot; the relief has not been topographically validated.