Mont Blanc de Courmayeur
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Mont Blanc de Courmayeur (also known as Monte Bianco di Courmayeur) (4,748 m), in the Italian
part of the Mont Blanc massif
, is the second-highest peak in the Alps
.
Lying to the south-east of the summit of Mont Blanc
, to which it is joined by Col Major, the mountain can be ascended via the Bosses ridge, or the Peuterey
and Brouillard ridges.
The Mont Blanc de Courmayeur is marked as lying entirely within Italy on the Italian Istituto Geografico Militare (IGM) map, although on the French Institut Géographique National (IGN) map the summit appears to lie on the border between France and Italy.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
part of the Mont Blanc massif
Mont Blanc Massif
The Mont Blanc massif is a mountain range in the western Alps. It is named after Mont Blanc, at 4,810.45 m the highest summit of the Alps. It is located in France , Italy , and Switzerland...
, is the second-highest peak in the Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
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Lying to the south-east of the summit of Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc or Monte Bianco , meaning "White Mountain", is the highest mountain in the Alps, Western Europe and the European Union. It rises above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence...
, to which it is joined by Col Major, the mountain can be ascended via the Bosses ridge, or the Peuterey
Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey
The Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif in Italy. It is considered the most difficult and serious of the alpine 4000-m mountains.There are three tops to the mountain:*Pointe Güssfeldt...
and Brouillard ridges.
The Mont Blanc de Courmayeur is marked as lying entirely within Italy on the Italian Istituto Geografico Militare (IGM) map, although on the French Institut Géographique National (IGN) map the summit appears to lie on the border between France and Italy.
Huts
- Refuge Aiguille du Goûter (3,817 m)
- Bivacco Eccles (3,850 m)
- Rifugio Monzino (2,590 m)