Mont Tout Blanc

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Mont Tout Blanc
Mont Taou Blanc, Mont Teu Blanc
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Mont Tout Blanc from Punta Leynir
Highest point
Elevation 3,438 m (11,280 ft) [1]
Prominence 111 m (364 ft) [2] [3]
Coordinates 45°31′20″N7°08′53″E / 45.52226°N 7.14803°E / 45.52226; 7.14803 Coordinates: 45°31′20″N7°08′53″E / 45.52226°N 7.14803°E / 45.52226; 7.14803
Geography
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Mont Tout Blanc
Location in the Alps
Location Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent range Graian Alps
Climbing
Easiest route Hike (scrambling)

The Mont Tout Blanc [1] is a 3,438.2 [1] metres high mountain belonging to the Italian side of Graian Alps.

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Toponymy

Tout Blanc in French means totally white, all-white. The mountain is also known as Mont Taou Blanc [4] or Mont Teu Blanc. [5]

Geography

The Mont Tout Blanc is located on the ridge dividing the Valsavarenche valley (East of the mountain) from the Rhêmes valley (West), [6] both on the right-hand side of the Aosta Valley. The Aouillé pass (Col de l'Aouillé) divides it from the neighbouring Pointe de l'Aouillé [7] (3,445 m) [8] while the Col Rosset divides the Taou Blanc from Punta Leynir.

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way: [9]

Access to the summit

The mountain can be accessed from Nivolet Pass (2.641 m); this route requires a good hiking experience, although is sometimes considered an alpinistic route of F+ level. [10] The top of the Taou Balnc offers a good point of view on Gran Paradiso massif.

Mountain huts

Nature protection

The Mont Tout Blanc belongs to the Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso. [11]

Maps

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Navigatore Cartografico SCT (3.14.0)". geonavsct.partout.it. Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta / Région autonome Vallée d'Aoste. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  2. ↑ "Mont Teu Blanc, Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  3. ↑ Key col: Col de l'Aouillé, 3.327 m
  4. ↑ Price, Gillian (2018). Walking and Trekking in the Gran Paradiso: Alta Via 2 trek and 28 day walks. Cicerone Press Limited. ISBN   9781783625888 . Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  5. ↑ "Rivista geografica italiana" (in Italian). 56–57. Società di studi geografici di Firenze. 1949: 6. Retrieved 2018-12-19.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ↑ "Navigatore Cartografico SCT (3.14.0)". geonavsct.partout.it. Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta / Région autonome Vallée d'Aoste. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  7. ↑ SCT Partout géonavigateur - Aosta Valley [ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Cima dell'Aouillè - 3.445" . Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  9. ↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN   978-88-8068-273-8.
  10. ↑ "Taou Blanc - 3438 m" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  11. ↑ Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 3 Il Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso, Istituto Geografico Centrale - Torino
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