Mont Blanc massif

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf massif
mountain range
administrativeRegion Aosta Valley
Haute-Savoie
Valais
borders Aiguilles Rouges
Graian Alps
Pennine Alps
surface form: Valais Alps
climate alpine climate
contains Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey
Aiguille Noire de Peuterey
Aiguille Verte
Aiguille Verte
surface form: 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 ski route
surface form: Vallée Blanche
containsRoute Brenva Spur
Dent du Géant
surface form: Frêney Pillar

Goûter Route
Innominata Ridge
Peuterey Integral
Trois Monts Route
containsTrail Tour du Mont Blanc
country France
Italy
Switzerland
crossedBy Mont Blanc Tunnel
Skyway Monte Bianco cable car
surface form: Mont Blanc cable car system

Mont Blanc Tunnel
surface form: 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 Alps
surface form: French Alps

Alps
surface form: Italian Alps

Alps
surface form: Swiss Alps

Alps
surface form: Western Alps
straddlesBorder French–Italian border
surface form: France–Italy border

France–Switzerland border
Italian–Swiss border
surface form: Italy–Switzerland border
tourismType alpine tourism destination

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Edward John Stevenson placeOfActivity Mont Blanc massif
Semnoz hasViewOf Mont Blanc massif
Miage Lake locatedOnMassif Mont Blanc massif
Arveyron River sourceRegion Mont Blanc massif
Bon Nant sourceRegion Mont Blanc massif
Alpine main chain contains Mont Blanc massif
Walter Bonatti climbed Mont Blanc massif
Sallanches isGatewayTo Mont Blanc massif
this entity surface form: Mont-Blanc massif
Sallanches hasNearbyNaturalFeature Mont Blanc massif
this entity surface form: Mont-Blanc massif
Leysin, Switzerland hasViewOf Mont Blanc massif
subject surface form: Leysin
Beaufortain Massif hasViewOf Mont Blanc massif
Glacier de Leschaux locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Glacier de Leschaux flowsFrom Mont Blanc massif
Glacier du Tour locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Glacier du Tour partOf Mont Blanc massif
this entity surface form: Mont Blanc group
Glacier du Tour geologicalSetting Mont Blanc massif
this entity surface form: Mont Blanc crystalline massif
Aiguille du Midi cable car line isMajorAccessRouteTo Mont Blanc massif
this entity surface form: Mont Blanc massif high mountain area
Grand Balcon Nord trail overlooks Mont Blanc massif
Nid d'Aigle locatedOn Mont Blanc massif
Nid d'Aigle hasPanoramicViewOf Mont Blanc massif
Petit Envers du Plan locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Gonella Hut mountainMassif Mont Blanc massif
Gonella Hut climbingArea Mont Blanc massif
this entity surface form: Mont Blanc area
Villars-sur-Ollon hasViewOf Mont Blanc massif
Glacier de Tré-la-Tête locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Glacier de Tré-la-Tête mountainRange Mont Blanc massif
Glacier de Talèfre locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Glacier de Talèfre mountainRange Mont Blanc massif
Glacier de Trient locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Glacier de la Brenva locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Glacier de la Brenva mountainRange Mont Blanc massif
Glacier du Dôme locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Glacier de la Griaz locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Glacier de la Griaz mountainRange Mont Blanc massif
Glacier de la Griaz naturalFeatureOf Mont Blanc massif
Glacier du Tacul locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Glacier du Tacul mountainRange Mont Blanc massif
Pontal d’Entrèves locatedNear Mont Blanc massif
Pontal d’Entrèves station locatedNear Mont Blanc massif
Pontal d’Entrèves station mountainGroup Mont Blanc massif
Punta Helbronner station locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Giant’s Tooth locatedInMountainRange Mont Blanc massif
Giant’s Tooth partOf Mont Blanc massif
this entity surface form: Mont Blanc group of 4000 m peaks
Kaspar Maurer operatesInArea Mont Blanc massif
Kaspar Maurer associatedWithMountainRange Mont Blanc massif
Nicholas Proctor Brown climbedIn Mont Blanc massif
Nicholas Proctor Brown locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
subject surface form: Dent du Géant
Tour Ronde locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Tour Ronde mountainRange Mont Blanc massif