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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 /) [a] 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. [3]
Height (feet) Mont Blanc: 4,808.73 [21] [22] 15,776.7 Mont Blanc de Courmayeur: 4,748 ... For example, Chamonix has an elevation of approximately 1,030 metres (3,380 ...
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]
Mont Blanc [p] 4806 m 15,768 ft Étang de Lavalduc: −10 m −33 ft: 4820 m 15,814 ft French Guiana: Bellevue de l'Inini: 851 m 2,792 ft North Atlantic Ocean: sea level 851 m 2,792 ft French Polynesia: Mont Orohena [q] 2241 m 7,352 ft South Pacific Ocean: sea level 2241 m 7,352 ft French Southern and Antarctic Lands: Mont Ross on Kerguelen ...
Following celebrated first ascents of Matterhorn and Mont Blanc in the Alps, in 1880, he became the first person known to summit Chimborazo. ... Day hikes up to 17,000 feet ...
Mont Blanc from the Tour du Mont Blanc trail. The column "Col" in the chart below denotes the highest elevation to which one must descend from a peak in order to reach peaks with higher elevations; note that the elevation of any peak is the sum of its prominence and col.
This is a list of the highest mountains of Switzerland.This list only includes summits above 3,600 metres (11,811 ft) with a topographic prominence of at least 30 metres. . Note that this list includes many secondary summits that are typically not considered mountains (in the strict sense of the term) but that are mainly of climbing intere