Mont Blanc de Courmayeur
| Mont Blanc de Courmayeur | |
|---|---|
 Mont Blanc de Courmayeur seen from above La Thuile | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,748 m (15,577 ft) |
| Prominence | 18 m ↓ Col Major[1] |
| Isolation | 0.6 km → Mont Blanc |
| Geography | |
  Mont Blanc de Courmayeur | |
| Parent range | Graian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 18 August 1822 by Frederick Clissold with Joseph-Marie Couttet, David Couttet, Pierre-Marie Favret, Jacques Couttet, Jean-Baptiste Simond and Matthie Bosonney.[2][3] |
Mont Blanc de Courmayeur (Italian: Monte Bianco di Courmayeur) (4,748 m), is a point on the south-east ridge of Mont Blanc that forms the peak of the massive south-east face of the mountain. It is connected to the main summit via the Col Major (c. 4,730 m).
Despite its minimal topographic prominence, it appears as the second-highest peak in the Alps on the official list of Alpine four-thousanders of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA) for its impressive appearance and its importance for mountaineering.[1]
The peak can be reached from the main summit over the Bosses ridge. The ascents over the south-east / Peuterey and south / Brouillard ridges are very challenging.
Mont Blanc de Courmayeur is marked as lying entirely within Italy on the Italian Istituto Geografico Militare (IGM) map,[4] while on the French Institut Géographique National (IGN) map the summit lies on the border between France and Italy.[5] A demarcation agreement, signed on 7 March 1861, defines the local border between France and Italy. Currently this act and the attached maps are legally valid for both the French and Italian governments.[6]
Huts
- Refuge Aiguille du Goûter (3,817 m)
- Bivacco Eccles (3,850 m)
- Rifugio Monzino (2,590 m)
References
- ^ Monte Bianco di Courmayeur - Peakbagger.com
- ^ Brown, T. G. and de Beer, G. The First Ascent of Mont Blanc, 1957, p. 14
- ^ Alpine Journal, vol. XXV, p. 620
- ^ Istituto Geografico Militare
- ^ Institut Géographique National
- ^ Assemblée Nationale: traité franco-italien signé à Turin le 26 mars 1860
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