Signal de Randon

The Signal de Randon is the highest summit of Margeride in the Massif Central, France.

Signal de Randon
Highest point
Elevation	1,551 m (5,089 ft)
Coordinates	44°39′23″N 3°32′35″E
Geography
Signal de Randon France
Location	Lozère departement, France
Parent range	Margeride (Massif Central)

Etymology

Its name comes from the Gallic randa "limits" and the suffix on. In fact, the summit is on the boundary between the archpriestrics of Saugues and Javols, and probably takes up an older boundary.^[1]

Geography and geology

The Signal de Randon and the truc de Fortunio are the highest points of the Margeride horst and are characterized by a typical granite landscape, with numerous chaotic granite rock piles fractured by diaclases and then cleared and rounded by erosion.^[2]

Access

The summit can be reached from the Col du Cheval Mort [fr] and by following the hiking trails.