Mont Chauve
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Mont Chauve is an alternate name for Mont Ventoux, a prominent and often windswept peak in southeastern France famed for its barren summit and frequent inclusion in the Tour de France.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mont Ventoux | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain ⓘ |
| alternateName | Mont Ventoux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateFeature | strong mistral winds ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Provence in cycling culture ⓘ |
| elevation | 1912 m ⓘ |
| firstTourDeFranceInclusionYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| geology | limestone ⓘ |
| hasFacility | weather station at summit ⓘ |
| hasSnowInWinter | often ⓘ |
| hasStructure | telecommunications tower at summit ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Vaucluse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bédoin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carpentras NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaucène NERFINISHED ⓘ Sault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Alpes (isolated outlier of the Alps) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | Ventoux possibly from Latin ventosus (windy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickName |
Géant de Provence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mont Chauve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
frequent inclusion in the Tour de France
ⓘ
iconic cycling climb ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Luberon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montagne de Lure NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhône Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prominence | very high relative to surroundings ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Biosphere Reserve ⓘ |
| roadAccess |
paved road from Bédoin
ⓘ
paved road from Malaucène ⓘ paved road from Sault ⓘ |
| roadGradientCharacteristic | long sustained climb ⓘ |
| roadGradientCharacteristic | steep gradients on Bédoin side ⓘ |
| sport | road cycling ⓘ |
| summitCharacteristic |
barren limestone summit
ⓘ
often windswept ⓘ |
| tourDeFranceStageFinish | yes ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular destination for cyclists
ⓘ
popular destination for hikers ⓘ |
| unescoStatus | UNESCO Biosphere Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | meteorological observations ⓘ |
| vegetationZones |
Mediterranean at lower slopes
ⓘ
montane forest on middle slopes ⓘ quasi-alpine barren summit ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | large parts of Provence ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.