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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Refuge d’Argentière locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Aiguille de Tricot locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
R. Macdonald locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
subject surface form: Aiguille de Bionnassay
Refuge de Durier locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Bionnassay–Mont Blanc traverse locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Mont Blanc de Courmayeur locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Bionnassay ridge locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Nouveau refuge du Goûter locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Julien Grange locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
subject surface form: Grandes Jorasses
South Ridge locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Borelli hut (Rifugio Monzino area / bivouac shelters on Peuterey ridge) locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
subject surface form: Borelli hut
Aiguille de Blaitière locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
H. Charlet locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
subject surface form: Aiguille de Tré la Tête
Refuge des Conscrits locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Giant Glacier locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Glacier d’Estellette locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Franz Biner locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
subject surface form: Aiguille Verte
Grand Capucin locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Refuge de Leschaux locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Mont Blanc massif protected area locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Aiguille de Leschaux locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Aiguille de Talèfre locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Aiguille de l'Éboulement locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
Refuge de Tête Rousse locatedIn Mont Blanc massif