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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) [4] above sea level, located on the Franco-Italian border. [5]
Mont Blanc, mountain massif and highest peak (15,771 feet [4,807 metres]) in Europe. Located in the Alps, the massif lies along the French-Italian border and reaches into Switzerland. It extends southwestward from Martigny, Switzerland, for about 25 miles (40 km) and has a maximum width of 10 miles
The Mont Blanc massif (French: Massif du Mont-Blanc; Italian: Massiccio del Monte Bianco) is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end. It contains eleven major independent summits, each over 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) in height.
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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.
Mont Blanc is east of the French département of Haute-Savoie (74), where France, Switzerland and Italy meet. This awe-inspiring mountain, meaning literally “White Mountain” in French, is the highest in the Alps , of France and the European Union.
Mont Blanc, French for “white mountain”, is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, reaching a staggering 4,808.7 m (15,777 ft) altitude above sea level. Mont Blanc is the second most renowned mountain after Mount Elbrus , and the eleventh most prominent mountain peak in the world.
Learn all about Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe and the Alps, and a popular mountain for climbers.
Situated in the Alps, Mont Blanc straddles the French-Italian border and also extends into Switzerland. The massif stretches southwest from Martigny, Switzerland, for about 25 miles (40 km) to Moûtiers in France. Mont Blanc's summit lies between the valleys of Ferret and Veny in Italy, and the valleys of Montjoie, and Arve in France.
The Mont-Blanc massif boasts the largest altitudinal gradient in Europe (from 500m at Martigny in Switzerland and Le Fayet in France, to 4810m at the Mont Blanc summit).