Puy de la Vache

The Puy de la Vache is a basaltic volcano in the Chaîne des Puys, in the Massif Central of France.

Topography
The Puy de la Vache is located in the municipality of Saint-Genès-Champanelle, southwest of Clermont-Ferrand. It rises to an altitude of 1,167 meters.

Geology
With its twin, the Puy de Lassolas, they form two monogenetic volcanoes, meaning they were born from a single eruptive episode of Strombolian type. They form two scoria cones, ranging in color from red (for those exposed to the heat of the crater, which favored their oxidation) to black.

Rare phenocrysts (large crystals contained within a volcanic rock) can be found at this site.