Westward of these central European heights, beyond the Rhone, rises the
range of the _Cevennes_ in France, extending from near the Pyrenees
northward through the _Forez_ and _Côte d’Or_ to the plateau of
_Langres_, to the _Vosges_ and _Hardt_, the undulating plateau of
_Ardennes_ covered with beech and oak wood, and the volcanic group of
the _Eifel_, skirting the Rhine valley. More centrally in France,
contrasting with the adjoining long range of the Cevennes, the volcanic
cones and domes of _Auvergne_ rise from bare lava-covered plateaus.