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.

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Mont Ventoux canonical 11

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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

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department of Vaucluse contains Mont Ventoux
subject surface form: Vaucluse
Vaucluse contains Mont Ventoux
Vaucluse department contains Mont Ventoux
subject surface form: Vaucluse
Dentelles de Montmirail near Mont Ventoux
Vaison-la-Romaine locatedNear Mont Ventoux
commune of Carpentras near Mont Ventoux
subject surface form: Carpentras
Ventoux AOC namedAfter Mont Ventoux
Luberon massif near Mont Ventoux
Buis-les-Baronnies locatedNear Mont Ventoux
Carpentras near Mont Ventoux
Provence hasLandmark Mont Ventoux