Mont Blanc summit

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The Mont Blanc summit is the highest peak in the Alps and Western Europe, renowned as a classic mountaineering objective.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain summit
climbingDifficulty alpine PD to AD depending on route
climbingSeason summer
country France
Italy
elevation 15774 feet
4808.7 metres
featureType snow and ice dome
firstAscendedBy Jacques Balmat
Michel-Gabriel Paccard
firstAscentDate 1786-08-08
hasGlacier Bionnassay Glacier NERFINISHED
Bossons Glacier NERFINISHED
Miage Glacier NERFINISHED
hasRefugeOnNormalRoute Refuge du Goûter
Tête Rousse Hut
highestPointOf Alps NERFINISHED
Western Europe
isPartOf Mont Blanc massif NERFINISHED
knownFor being the highest peak in Western Europe
being the highest peak in the Alps
classic mountaineering objective
locatedIn Alps NERFINISHED
Europe
Graian Alps
Western Europe
nearestMajorTown Chamonix NERFINISHED
Courmayeur
onBorderWith France
Italy
partOf Mont Blanc
popularWith high-altitude hikers
mountaineers
ski mountaineers
prominence 4695 metres
range Alps NERFINISHED
Graian Alps
requires acclimatization to altitude
crevasse rescue skills
glacier travel skills
risk altitude sickness
avalanches
rockfall
serac fall
sudden weather changes
typicalAscentRoute Goûter Route
Italian Normal Route
Trois Monts Route

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Aiguille du Goûter hasViewOf Mont Blanc summit
Dôme du Goûter hasViewOf Mont Blanc summit
Fourvière Hill hasViewOf Mont Blanc summit
this entity surface form: Mont Blanc (in very clear weather)
Voie normale du Goûter highestPoint Mont Blanc summit
this entity surface form: Summit of Mont Blanc
Punta Helbronner near Mont Blanc summit
Italian Normal Route reachesSummit Mont Blanc summit
Vallot Hut situatedBetween Mont Blanc summit