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Mont Blanc (BrE: / ˌ m ɒ̃ ˈ b l ɒ̃ (k)/; AmE: / ˌ m ɒ n (t) ˈ b l ɑː ŋ k /) [3] is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, and the highest mountain in Europe outside the Caucasus Mountains, rising 4,805.59 m (15,766 ft) [1] above sea level, located on the Franco-Italian border. [4]
The Mont Blanc massif includes eleven independent and six subsidiary summits over 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) in height. These (including Mont Blanc) are shared between Italy and France only, the highest in Switzerland being the Aiguille d'Argentière.
The Tour du Mont Blanc or TMB is one of the most popular long-distance walks in Europe. It circles the Mont Blanc massif , covering a distance of roughly 165 kilometres (103 mi) with 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) of ascent/descent and passing through parts of Switzerland, Italy and France.
This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Europe defined ... Mont Blanc [2] [3] 4,808 m (15,774 ft) 5:
The Aiguille du Midi (French pronunciation: [eɡɥij dy midi], "Needle at midday" [2]) is a 3,842-metre-tall (12,605 ft) mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps. It is a popular tourist destination and can be directly accessed by cable car from Chamonix that takes visitors close to Mont Blanc. [3]
This is an incomplete list of notable mountains on Earth, sorted by elevation in metres above sea level. ... Mont Blanc massif, France/Italy South Teton: 3,814: 12,513:
Mont Blanc/ HP Hight Tatras and Slovakia: Mount Olympos (Mytikas) [4] Greece: 2,917 2,353: 564 Großglockner 1 / Mont Blanc 2 / HP Greece: Mount Taranaki New Zealand: 2,518 2,308: 210 Mount Ruapehu, North Island, New Zealand: Mount Kosciuszko Australia: 2,228 2,228: 0 none/ HP mainland Australia: Monte Rosa Italy Switzerland: 4,634 2,165: 2,469 ...
For a list of major summits only, without elevation cut-off, see List of mountains of Switzerland. The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation defines a summit in the Alps as independent, if the connecting ridge between it and a higher summit drops at least 30 m (a prominence/drop of 30 m, with the lowest point referred to as the ...