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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mont Blanc (in very clear weather) | 1 |
| Summit of Mont Blanc | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mont Blanc (in very clear weather)
this entity surface form:
Summit of Mont Blanc