Serre Haut
{{Short description|Mountain in France}}
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| photo = Serre Haut.jpg
| photo_caption = View of the summit of Serre Haut.
| elevation_m = 1431
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| map = France
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| map_caption = France
| coordinates = {{coord|45|00|38|N|3|18|46|E|type:mountain_region:FR_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| range = Margeride (Massif Central)
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The Serre Haut is a summit in the Massif Central, belonging to the Margeride mountains in the French department of Cantal.
Toponymy
The word "serre" can mean either a ridgeline or an elongated summit.{{Cite web |title=Toponymes des lieux dits en Cevennes et Causses. {{!}} Histoire |url=https://www.causses-cevennes.com/toponymes-des-lieux-dits-en-cevennes-et-causses |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=Causses Cévennes |language=fr-fr}}
Geography
The Serre Haut is located within the municipality of Clavières, on a ridgeline that defines the watershed between the Truyère and Allier rivers.IGN maps available on [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil Géoportail]
The mountain is home to heathlands with heather and broom.{{Cite web |orig-date=December 2011 |title=FR8301070 - Sommets du nord Margeride |url=https://webissimo.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/FR8301070_Sommets-nord-margeride_DOCOB_2011_doc_compilation_cle021b62.pdf |website=auvergne-rhone-alpes.developpement-durable.gouv.fr |format=pdf}}