Mont Blanc massif

E19000

massif mountain range

The Mont Blanc massif is a prominent mountain range in the Alps, straddling France, Italy, and Switzerland, known for its towering peaks, extensive glaciers, and status as a major destination for mountaineering and alpine tourism.

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Statements (84)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	massif → mountain range →
administrativeRegion	Aosta Valley → Haute-Savoie → Valais →
borders	Aiguilles Rouges → Graian Alps → Valais Alps →
climate	alpine climate →
contains	Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey → Aiguille Noire de Peuterey → Aiguille Verte → Aiguille Verte north face → Aiguille de Bionnassay → Aiguille de Tré la Tête → Aiguille des Grands Charmoz → Aiguille du Midi → Aiguille du Plan → Brenva Glacier → Brenva face → Dôme du Goûter → Frêney face → Glacier des Bossons → Glacier du Géant → Glacier d’Argentière → Grandes Jorasses → Grandes Jorasses north face → Les Drus → Les Drus west face → Mer de Glace → Miage Glacier → Miage range → Mont Blanc → Mont Blanc du Tacul → Mont Maudit → Tré-la-Tête Glacier → Vallée Blanche →
containsRoute	Brenva Spur → Frêney Pillar → Goûter Route → Innominata Ridge → Peuterey Integral → Trois Monts Route →
containsTrail	Tour du Mont Blanc →
country	France → Italy → Switzerland →
crossedBy	Mont Blanc Tunnel → Mont Blanc cable car system → Mont Blanc road tunnel →
feature	extensive glaciers → high alpine environment → sharp ridges → steep rock faces →
geology	gneiss → granite →
hasProminence	very high topographic prominence →
highestElevation	15774 feet → 4808.7 metres → approximately 4810 metres →
highestPoint	Mont Blanc →
knownFor	alpine climbing → glacier tourism → high-altitude hiking → mountaineering → off-piste skiing → ski mountaineering →
locatedIn	Alps →
near	Chamonix → Courmayeur → Les Houches → Martigny → Saint-Gervais-les-Bains → Vallorcine →
notableFor	being one of the most visited mountain areas in the world → hosting classic north faces of the Alps →
partOf	French Alps → Italian Alps → Swiss Alps → Western Alps →
straddlesBorder	France–Italy border → France–Switzerland border → Italy–Switzerland border →
tourismType	alpine tourism destination →

Referenced by (62)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aiguille du Midi → Bionnassay Glacier → Canton of Le Mont-Blanc ("Mont Blanc region") → Dent du Géant → Dôme du Goûter → Glacier des Bossons → Goûter Hut → Italian Normal Route → Mer de Glace → Mont Blanc Tunnel → Mont Maudit → Mont-Blanc glacial system → Plan de l’Aiguille → Punta Helbronner → Rifugio Francesco Gonella → Skyway Monte Bianco → Trois Monts Route → Tête Rousse Hut → Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc ("Mont Blanc massif region") → Vallée Blanche ski route → Voie normale du Goûter →	locatedIn
Aiguille du Midi → Miage Glacier → Mont Blanc → Mont Maudit ("Mont Blanc group") → Val Ferret ("Mont Blanc area") → Val Veny ("Mont Blanc massif area") →	partOf
Dent du Géant → Dôme du Goûter → Miage Glacier → Mont Blanc du Tacul → Mont-Blanc Marathon →	mountainRange
Cologny → Cosmiques Hut ("Mont Blanc massif peaks") → Rifugio Francesco Gonella →	hasViewOf
A40 ("Mont Blanc region") → Autostrada A5 ("Mont Blanc area") →	connects
French–Italian border ("Mont Blanc summit area") → French–Italian border ("Plateau of Mont Blanc") →	disputedSections
Brévent-Flégère → Grands Montets →	overlooks
Autoroute Blanche ("Mont Blanc area") →	connectsArea
A40 motorway (France) ("Mont Blanc area") →	connectsRegion
Haute-Savoie →	containsPartOf
Miage Glacier ("Mont Blanc granite massif") →	geologyContext
Val Ferret →	hasMountainRange
Les Houches →	hasNearbyPeak
Arrondissement of Bonneville →	hasNotableSite
Graian Alps →	hasPart
Courmayeur →	locatedInMountainRange
Mont Blanc du Tacul ("Mont Blanc massif high-mountain zone") →	locatedInProtectedArea
Glacier des Bossons →	massif
Montenvers Railway ("Mont-Blanc massif") →	offersViewOf
French–Italian border →	passesThrough
Mont Maudit →	range
Jacques Balmat →	regionOfActivity
Skyway Monte Bianco →	serves
A40 motorway (France) →	servesArea
Arve River →	sourceRegion
Horace Bénédict de Saussure →	studied
A40 ("Mont Blanc region") →	terminusEast
IGN Top25 3531ET (St-Gervais / Massif du Mont Blanc) ("St-Gervais / Massif du Mont Blanc") →	title