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Mont Blanc

Mont Blanc
Monte Bianco
Mont-Blanc from Planpraz station.jpg
Summit of Mont Blanc and the Bosses ridge
Highest point
Elevation 4,808 m (15,774 ft)
Prominence 4696 m ↓ by Lake Kubenskoye
Ranked 11th
Isolation 2,812 km → Kukurtlu
Parent peak Mount Everest
Listing Country high point
Ultra
Seven Summits
Coordinates 45°50′01″N 006°51′54″E / 45.83361°N 6.86500°E / 45.83361; 6.86500Coordinates: 45°50′01″N 006°51′54″E / 45.83361°N 6.86500°E / 45.83361; 6.86500
Geography
Mont BlancMonte Bianco is located in Alps
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Mont BlancMonte Bianco is located in France
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Mont BlancMonte Bianco is located in Italy
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Mont BlancMonte Bianco is located in Europe
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Location
Location Aosta Valley, Italy
Haute-Savoie, France
Parent range Graian Alps
Climbing
First ascent 8 August 1786 by
Jacques Balmat
Michel-Gabriel Paccard

Mont Blanc (French pronunciation: ​[mɔ̃ blɑ̃]) or Monte Bianco (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmonte ˈbjaŋko]), both meaning "White Mountain", is the highest mountain in the Alps and the highest in Europe after the Caucasus peaks. It rises 4,808 m (15,774 ft) above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence.

The mountain lies in a range called the Graian Alps, between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy, and Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France. The location of the summit is on the watershed line between the valleys of Ferret and Veny in Italy and the valleys of Montjoie, and Arve in France. The Mont Blanc massif is popular for mountaineering, hiking, skiing, and snowboarding.

The three towns and their communes which surround Mont Blanc are Courmayeur in Aosta Valley, Italy, and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains and Chamonix in Haute-Savoie, France. The latter town was the site of the first Winter Olympics. A cable car ascends and crosses the mountain range from Courmayeur to Chamonix, through the Col du Géant. Constructed beginning in 1957 and completed in 1965, the 11.6 km (7¼ mi) Mont Blanc Tunnel runs beneath the mountain between these two countries and is one of the major trans-Alpine transport routes.


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