Mont Ventoux
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Mont Ventoux is a prominent limestone mountain in Provence, France, famed for its barren, lunar-like summit and its frequent, challenging appearances in the Tour de France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mont Ventoux canonical | 11 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
natural geographic feature ⓘ |
| averageGradientBedoinSide | about 7.5 percent ⓘ |
| climate | windy ⓘ |
| composition | limestone ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| cyclingCategory | Hors catégorie climb in Tour de France ⓘ |
| elevation |
1912 metres
ⓘ
6273 feet ⓘ |
| famousClimb | Bédoin ascent ⓘ |
| famousEvent | death of cyclist Tom Simpson in 1967 Tour de France ⓘ |
| firstTourDeFranceAscent | 1951 ⓘ |
| geologicalEra | Mesozoic limestone origin (general) ⓘ |
| hasRadioTower | yes ⓘ |
| hasSnowInWinter | often ⓘ |
| hasVegetationZones |
Mediterranean at lower slopes
ⓘ
montane forest on middle slopes ⓘ scree and almost bare summit ⓘ |
| hasWeatherStation | yes ⓘ |
| lengthBedoinClimb | about 21.5 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Provence
ⓘ
Vaucluse department ⓘ southeastern France ⓘ |
| maximumRoadElevation | approximately 1909 metres ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Alpilles mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpes françaises du Sud (Southern French Alps, isolated outlier)
|
| nearbyTown |
Bédoin
ⓘ
Malaucène ⓘ Sault ⓘ |
| nicknamed |
Giant of Provence
ⓘ
Géant de Provence ⓘ Mont Chauve ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cycling climbs
ⓘ
frequent appearances in the Tour de France ⓘ |
| partOf |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
ⓘ
surface form:
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region
|
| protectedArea | Mont Ventoux Biosphere Reserve ⓘ |
| region | Provençal ⓘ |
| roadAccess |
paved road from Bédoin
ⓘ
paved road from Malaucène ⓘ paved road from Sault ⓘ |
| summitAppearance |
barren
ⓘ
lunar-like ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cycling tourism
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ nature observation ⓘ |
| UNESCODesignationYear | 1990s (biosphere reserve creation; exact year context-dependent) ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | Biosphere Reserve ⓘ |
| usedIn | Tour de France stages ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | large parts of Provence ⓘ |
| windSpeedCharacteristic | can reach very high speeds ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vaucluse
subject surface form:
Vaucluse
subject surface form:
Carpentras