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which is a curious misconception since the mountain's name predates the sculptor on maps by several millennia. The name Puget is a diminutive from the Provençal word "puech" that originates from the Latin "podium", hence an elevated place that designates a certain eminence.
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A very good trail leads to the very top of the mountain (like on most of
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Often neglected by tourists, much interested by the
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