Aiguille du Midi

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Aiguille du Midi is a prominent peak in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps, famous for its cable car access from Chamonix and panoramic viewing platforms over the surrounding mountains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain peak
tourist attraction
accessedBy Aiguille du Midi cable car
cableCarOpeningYear 1955
cableCarStatus in operation
cableCarType aerial tramway
climbingDifficulty technical alpine routes
country France
department Haute-Savoie
elevation 12605 ft
3842 m
geology granite
hasCableCarLowerStation Chamonix
hasCableCarMidStation Plan de l’Aiguille
hasCableCarUpperStation Aiguille du Midi self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aiguille du Midi summit station
hasCoordinateLatitude 45.879
hasCoordinateLongitude 6.887
hasFeature observation deck
view of French Alps
view of Italian Alps
view of Mont Blanc
view of Swiss Alps
hasManMadeFeature bridges between rock pinnacles
elevator inside rock
hasStructure cable car station
panoramic viewing platform
restaurant
visitor facilities
isPopularWith mountaineers
skiers
tourists
isStartingPointFor Vallée Blanche ski route
mountaineering routes on Mont Blanc massif
languageOfToponym French
locatedIn Alps
surface form: French Alps

Mont Blanc massif
mountainRange Alps
nameMeaning Needle of the Midday
nearestCity Chamonix
offersViewOf Aiguilles de Chamonix
Chamonix
surface form: Chamonix Valley

Mont Blanc
Vallée Blanche ski route
surface form: Vallée Blanche
partOf Mont Blanc massif
prominence about 280 m
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
touristActivity alpine climbing
hiking
mountaineering
sightseeing
skiing

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Mont Blanc du Tacul accessPoint Aiguille du Midi
this entity surface form: Aiguille du Midi cable car station
Trois Monts Route accessedBy Aiguille du Midi
this entity surface form: Aiguille du Midi cable car
Vallée Blanche ski route approachFeature Aiguille du Midi
this entity surface form: Aiguille du Midi arête
Punta Helbronner connectedTo Aiguille du Midi
Mont Blanc massif contains Aiguille du Midi
Chamonix hasCableCar Aiguille du Midi
this entity surface form: Aiguille du Midi cable car
Courmayeur hasCableCarConnectionTo Aiguille du Midi
Aiguille du Midi hasCableCarUpperStation Aiguille du Midi self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Aiguille du Midi summit station
Mont Blanc hasNearbyPeak Aiguille du Midi
Brévent-Flégère hasViewOf Aiguille du Midi
Plan de l’Aiguille hasViewOf Aiguille du Midi
Brévent-Flégère near Aiguille du Midi
Chamonix near Aiguille du Midi
Cosmiques Hut near Aiguille du Midi
Dent du Géant near Aiguille du Midi
Glacier des Bossons near Aiguille du Midi
Plan de l’Aiguille near Aiguille du Midi
Graian Alps notablePeak Aiguille du Midi
Mont Maudit standardRouteFrom Aiguille du Midi
Vallée Blanche ski route startingPoint Aiguille du Midi
Trois Monts Route startsFrom Aiguille du Midi