2023-08-20
The French word "Mont Blanc" and Italian word "Monte Bianco" mean "White Mountain". The highest peak of Alps, named after Mont Blanc, which is covered with snow all year round at an altitude of 4810 meters above sea level, is second highest mountain in Europe after Mount Elbrus.
Mont Blanc is located on French-Italian border in Cereal Alps belonging to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in province of Savoy in France, city where first Winter Olympic Games were held in 1924.
The Mont Blanc quarter in Chamonix
The Mont Blanc quarter in Chamonix
Regional landscape of Chamonix
Take cable car up to Aiguille du Midi in France or Punta Hebronna in Italy. This is best way to see Mont Blanc.
The funicular ride is not only Mont Blanc, but also dozens of peaks and glaciers, including main peak of Alps.
Landscape on cable car
Landscape on cable car
If you're just looking at Mont Blanc, Aiguille du Midi in France is undoubtedly best choice.
Landscape of the Aiguille du Midi
Landscape of Aiguille du Midi
Landscape of Aiguille du Midi
The Alps cover 8 European countries, from west to east: France, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany and Slovenia.
The entire mountain range is located at an altitude of more than 4000 meters above sea level. There are 82 officially registered peaks, including 48 in Switzerland, 38 in Italy and 25 in France.
If you drive back and forth between Aiguille du Midi and Punta Hebronna, you can see almost half of peaks over 4000 meters, including famous Swiss Mata at 4478 meters. in eyes of Chinese. Hongfeng and mountains Big and Small Komban, Mont Blanc and Courmayeur in Italy, etc.
Landscape of Courmayeur, Italy
Landscape of Punta Hebronna, Italy
Landscape of Punta Hebronna, Italy
Where there are mountains with snowy peaks, there should be no shortage of glaciers. The Mont Blanc region has dozens of glaciers of all sizes. If you look around, you can easily see at least ten glaciers. second largest Meyer Glacier in Letch Glacier Alps, glacier is 7.5 km long and 200 meters deep. The Bossong Glacier is 7.5 km long and has a surface area of 10 square kilometers.
As main peak of Alps and most representative peak of the Graans Alps, Mont Blanc is not only for tourists, but also offers many activities, including hiking, ice climbing and skiing.
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