Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc is a mountain in the Alps, rising 4,807.3 m above sea level, located right at the Franco-Italian border. It is the highest mountain in Europe outside the Caucasus Mountains, the second-most prominent mountain in Europe, and the 11th most prominent mountain in the world.
- Elevation
- 4,807 m
- Prominence
- 4,692 m
- Coordinates
- 45.83278° N, 6.86500° E
- Range
- Mont Blanc massif
- Region
- Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
About Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc is the highest peak of the Alps and the highest peak in Europe, rising to about 4,807 metres; its massif lies along the French–Italian border and the summit is in French territory . The mountain was first climbed on 8 August 1786 by Michel-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat .
Open Mont Blanc in Traverse at 45.83278° N, 6.86500° E to inspect 4,807 m of relief, 4,692 m of prominence, and approaches around Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France on 3D terrain.
Documented mountaineering milestones
- 1786 — First ascent of Mont Blanc: Michel-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat
- 1787 — Second ascent, which overshadowed Paccard’s first-ascent achievement in contemporary accounts: Horace Bénédict de Saussure
Routes and approaches
The commonly used Goûter Route approaches from Saint-Gervais-les-Bains via the Nid d’Aigle, Tête Rousse Hut, Goûter Hut, Dôme du Goûter and the Bosses Ridge to the summit .
GPX-backed hiking and ski touring records near Chamonix-Mont-Blanc from the Traverse catalog. Metrics appear only when the source provides them.
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Sources and provenance
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons image
- Google Trends comparison
- Historical or route context
- Historical or route context
- Historical or route context
- Historical or route context
Mountain information is factual reference only, not a current conditions or safety report.
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