Mont-Blanc massif | |
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Area | 400 km² |
Location | |
![]() 45 ° 50 ′ 0 ″ N 6 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ E | |
Mountain range of the North of Alps, limit of three countries, the France, the Swiss andItaly. It includes the Mont Blanc, highest peak ofEurope.
Understand
Main peaks
- 1 Mont Blanc – The highlight at 4 792 m rock and 4 808,72 m on the snow in 2017.
- 2 Green needle – 4 122 m
- 3 Grandes Jorasses – 4 208 m, famous for the difficulty of the North face
- 4 Aiguille du Midi – 3 842 m, accessible by cable car
- 5 Aiguille d'Argentière – 3 900 m
- 6 Aiguille de Tré la Tête – 3 930 m
To go
Circulate
To see
- 1 Sea ice – by the Montenvers cog railway (see Chamonix)
- 2 Aiguille du Midi cable car – one of the highest in the world (see Chamonix)
- 3 Eyrie – terminus of the cog railway and starting point of the ascent of the Mont Blanc (to see Saint-Gervais-les-Bains)
Do
- Tour of Mont-Blanc
practicable in summer. – Hiking route around the Mont Blanc.
- High Mountain Guides
- Company of guides