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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mont Inaccessible | 0 |
Statements (26)
| 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
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Vercors Regional Natural Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prominenceCharacteristic | prominent isolated peak ⓘ |
| summitUsedFor | religious and symbolic acts after first ascent ⓘ |
| topographicForm | table-top summit ⓘ |
| usedAsNameUntilCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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