Mont Inaccessible (historical name)

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Mont Inaccessible is the historical name of Mont Aiguille, a prominent limestone peak in the Vercors Massif of the French Prealps famed for one of the earliest recorded technical mountaineering ascents in 1492.

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Mont Inaccessible 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical name
mountain
climbingHistoryImportance one of the earliest documented alpine climbs
composedOf limestone
culturalSignificance symbol of early alpinism
firstAscentType technical mountaineering
firstAscentYear 1492
historicalNameOf Mont Aiguille NERFINISHED
historicalReputation considered unclimbable before 1492
knownFor ascent in 1492
early technical mountaineering ascent
laterRenamedAs Mont Aiguille NERFINISHED
locatedIn French Prealps NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry France
locatedInMountainRange Vercors Massif NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Isère NERFINISHED
locatedInSubrange southern Vercors
locatedNear Dauphiné NERFINISHED
Trièves NERFINISHED
nameMeaning Inaccessible Mountain NERFINISHED
partOf Alps
Vercors Regional Natural Park NERFINISHED
prominenceCharacteristic prominent isolated peak
summitUsedFor religious and symbolic acts after first ascent
topographicForm table-top summit
usedAsNameUntilCentury 15th century

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Mont Aiguille otherName Mont Inaccessible (historical name)