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Mont Blanc Massif
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The Mont Blanc Massif (Italian: Massiccio del Monte Bianco; French: Massif du Mont-Blanc) is a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. It is named after the Mont Blanc, at 4,808m the highest summit of the Alps. It is located in France (Haute-Savoie and Savoie), Italy (Aosta Valley), and Switzerland (western Valais). The Mont Blanc Massif is sometimes considered to be part of either the Pennine Alps or the Graian Alps.
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 main peaks of the Mont Blanc Massif are:
| Name | metres | feet | Name | metres | feet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont Blanc | 4,808 | 15,774 | Aiguille du Tacul | 3,438 | 11,280 | |
| Mont Maudit | 4,465 | 14,648 | Pointe d'Orny | 3,274 | 10,742 | |
| Dôme du Goûter | 4,331 | 14,210 | Dents du Midi | 3,260 | 10,696 | |
| Grandes Jorasses | 4,208 | 13,806 | Mont Favre | 3,259 | 10,693 | |
| Aiguille Verte | 4,122 | 13,523 | Tour Sallière | 3,227 | 10,588 | |
| Aiguille de Bionnassay | 4,066 | 13,341 | Pointe de Léchaud | 3,127 | 10,260 | |
| Dent du Géant | 4,013 | 13,166 | Mont Buet | 3,109 | 10,201 | |
| Trélatête | 3,911 | 12,832 | Mont Ruan | 3,078 | 10,099 | |
| Aiguille d'Argentière | 3,907 | 12,819 | Pic de Tenneverge | 2,982 | 9,784 | |
| Aiguille de Triolet | 3,876 | 12,717 | Aiguille du Belvédère (Aigs Rouges) | 2,966 | 9,731 | |
| Aiguille du Midi | 3,843 | 12,609 | Crammont | 2,737 | 8,980 | |
| Tour Noir | 3,836 | 12,586 | Pointe des Fours | 2,719 | 8,921 | |
| Aiguille des Glaciers | 3,834 | 12,579 | Pointe du Colloney | 2,692 | 8,832 | |
| Mont Dolent | 3,823 | 12,543 | Catogne | 2,599 | 8,527 | |
| Aiguille du Chardonnet | 3,822 | 12,540 | Mont Joly | 2,527 | 8,291 | |
| Aiguille du Dru | 3,754 | 12,316 | Brevent | 2,525 | 8,284 | |
| Dômes de Miage | 3,688 | 12,100 | Pointe de Sales | 2,494 | 8,183 | |
| Aiguille du Tour | 3,540 | 11,615 | Aiguille de Varan | 2,488 | 8,163 | |
| Aiguille du Grépon | 3,502 | 11,489 | Mont Chetif | 2,343 | 7,687 | |
| Aiguille des Charmoz | 3,442 | 11,293 |
The main passes of the Mont Blanc Massif are shown in the table below.
| name | location | type | elevation (m/ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Fenetre de Saleinaz | Saleinaz 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 |
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.