Oubliette (disambiguation)

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An oubliette is a type of dungeon.

Oubliette can also refer to:

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The Oubliette is a 1914 American silent drama film directed by Charles Giblyn, featuring Murdock MacQuarrie, Pauline Bush, and Lon Chaney. It is part of a four-film series directed by Giblyn called The Adventures of François Villon. The Oubliette is based on a short story of the same name by George Bronson Howard published in The Century Magazine. This film and By the Sun's Rays are two of Lon Chaney's earliest surviving films.

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Oubliette Mountain

Oubliette Mountain is a 3,070 meter mountain summit located on the shared border of Jasper National Park in Alberta, and Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. Situated in the Tonquin Valley, Oubliette Mountain is part of The Ramparts in the Canadian Rockies, one of the most beautiful mountain meccas in the world. Its nearest higher peak is Dungeon Peak, 1.0 km (0.62 mi) to the northwest. Not coincidentally, an oubliette is a secret dungeon with access only through a trapdoor in its ceiling. The descriptive name was applied by Cyril G. Wates.