Mont Blanc massif
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mont Blanc (Italian: Monte Bianco) |
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Geography | |
Countries | France, Italy and Switzerland |
Parent range | Alps |
The Mont Blanc massif; Italian: Massiccio del Monte Bianco ; French: Massif du Mont-Blanc) is a mountain range in the Graian Alps. It is named after Mont Blanc, at 4,810 m[1] the highest summit of the Alps. It is located in France (Haute-Savoie and Savoie), Italy (Aosta Valley), and Switzerland (western Valais).
The Col Ferret separates it from the Pennine Alps; the Little St Bernard Pass separates it from the Graian Alps; the Arve valley separates it from the Aiguilles Rouges and the French Prealps.
The French side of the Mont Blanc massif is drained by the rivers Arve and Isère. The Italian side is drained by the river Dora Baltea. The Swiss side is drained by left tributaries of the river Rhône. The three borders converge near the summit of Mont Dolent.
The Mont Blanc massif can be undergone via the 11.6 km tunnel linking the villages of Courmayeur and Chamonix. The tunnel is infamous for an accident on March 24, 1999, when a truck ignited in the tunnel. The resulting fire lasted 53 hours and killed 39 people.
Peaks
The main peaks of the Mont Blanc massif are:
Name | Height (metres) | Height (feet) |
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Mont Blanc | 4,810[1] | 15,782 |
Mont Blanc de Courmayeur | 4,748 | 15,577 |
Mont Maudit | 4,465 | 14,648 |
Picco Luigi Amedeo | 4,460 | 14,633 |
Dôme du Goûter | 4,304 | 14,121 |
Mont Blanc du Tacul | 4,248 | 13,937 |
Grand Pilier d'Angle | 4,243 | 13,921 |
Grandes Jorasses | 4,208 | 13,806 |
Aiguille Verte | 4,122 | 13,523 |
Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey | 4,112 | 13,491 |
Mont Brouillard | 4,069 | 13,350 |
Aiguille de Bionnassay | 4,066 | 13,341 |
Pic Eccles | 4,041 | 13,258 |
Dôme de Rochefort | 4,015 | 13,173 |
Dent du Géant | 4,013 | 13,166 |
Aiguille de Rochefort | 4,001 | 13,127 |
Les Droites | 4,000 | 13,123 |
Aiguille de Tré la Tête | 3,930 | 12,894 |
Aiguille d'Argentière | 3,901 | 12,802 |
Aiguille de Triolet | 3,870 | 12,697 |
Aiguille du Midi | 3,843 | 12,609 |
Tour Noir | 3,836 | 12,586 |
Aiguille des Glaciers | 3,834 | 12,579 |
Mont Dolent | 3,823 | 12,543 |
Aiguille du Chardonnet | 3,822 | 12,540 |
Tour Ronde | 3,792 | 12,441 |
Aiguille Noire de Peuterey | 3,773 | 12,379 |
Aiguille du Dru | 3,754 | 12,316 |
Dômes de Miage | 3,688 | 12,100 |
Aiguille du Plan | 3,673 | 12,051 |
Aiguille du Tour | 3,540 | 11,615 |
Name | Height (metres) | Height (feet) |
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Aiguilles Dorées | 3,519 | 11,545 |
Grand Darray | 3,514 | 11,529 |
Grande Lui | 3,509 | 11,512 |
Aiguille du Grépon | 3,502 | 11,489 |
Aiguille des Grands Charmoz | 3,445 | 11,302 |
Le Portalet | 3,344 | 10,971 |
Pointe d'Orny | 3,274 | 10,742 |
Grande Pointe des Planereuses | 3,151 | 10,338 |
Pointe des Plines | 3,052 | 10,030 |
Le Génépi | 2,884 | 9,462 |
Pointe Ronde | 2,655 | 8,711 |
Catogne | 2,599 | 8,527 |
Aiguille de Varan | 2,488 | 8,163 |
Mont Chetif | 2,343 | 7,687 |
La Breya | 2,194 | 7,198 |
Glaciers
Largest glaciers :
- Mer de Glace 9km (fed by other large glaciers)
- Argentière Glacier 9km
- Saleina Glacier 6km
- Trient Glacier 4km
- Glacier des Bossons c.4km
Passes
The main passes of the Mont Blanc massif are shown in the table below.
name | location | type | elevation (m/ft) | |
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Col de la Brenva | Courmayeur to Chamonix | snow | 4,333 | 14,217 |
Col de Triolet | Chamonix to Courmayeur | snow | 3,691 | 12,110 |
Col d'Argentière | Chamonix to Orsières | snow | 3,516 | 11,536 |
Col de Talefre | Chamonix to Courmayeur | snow | 3,484 | 11,430 |
Col de Miage | Les Contamines to Courmayeur | snow | 3,376 | 11,077 |
Col du Géant | Chamonix to Courmayeur | snow | 3,371 | 11,060 |
Col du Chardonnet | Chamonix to Orsières | snow | 3,325 | 10,909 |
Col du Tour | Chamonix to Orsières | snow | 3,280 | 10,762 |
Fenêtre de Saleina | Saleina Glacier to Trient Glacier | snow | 3,264 | 10,709 |
Col de Breuil | Bourg-Saint-Maurice to La Thuile | snow | 2,879 | 9,446 |
Col du Mont Tondu | Les Contamines to Courmayeur | snow | 2,590 | 8,498 |
Col Ferret | Courmayeur to Orsières | bridle path | 2,533 | 8,311 |
Col de la Seigne | Les Chapieux to Courmayeur | bridle path | 2,512 | 8,242 |
Col de Susanfe | Champéry to Salvan | foot path | 2,500 | 8,202 |
Col du Bonhomme | Contamines to Les Chapieux | bridle path | 2,483 | 8,147 |
Col de Sageroux | Sixt to Champéry | foot path | 2,413 | 7,917 |
Col d'Anterne | Sixt to Servoz | bridle path | 2,263 | 7,425 |
Col de Balme | Chamonix to the Trient Valley | bridle path | 2,201 | 7,221 |
Little St Bernard Pass | Aosta to Moûtiers | road | 2188 | 7179 |
Colle Checrouit | Courmayeur to the Lac de Combal | bridle path | 1,960 | 6,431 |
Col de Voza | Chamonix to Les Contamines | bridle path | 1,675 | 5,496 |
Col de la Forclaz (F) | Chamonix to Saint-Gervais | bridle path | 1,556 | 5,105 |
Col de la Forclaz (CH) | Argentière to Martigny | road | 1,520 | 4,987 |
See also
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