Mont Tout Blanc
| Mont Tout Blanc | |
|---|---|
| Mont Taou Blanc, Mont Teu Blanc | |
 Mont Tout Blanc from Punta Leynir | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,438 m (11,280 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 111 m (364 ft)[2][3] |
| Isolation | 0.5 km (0.31 mi)  |
| Coordinates | 45°31′20″N 7°08′53″E / 45.52226°N 7.14803°E |
| Geography | |
  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.
Toponymy[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[9]
- main part = Western Alps
- major sector = North Western Alps
- section = Graian Alps
- subsection = Central Graian Alps
- supergroup = Catena Grande Sassière-Tsanteleina
- group = Costiera Galisia-Entrelor-Bioula
- code = I/B-7.III-A.1
Access to the summit[edit]
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[edit]
- Refuge città di Chivasso (2,604 m).
Nature protection[edit]
The Mont Tout Blanc belongs to the Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso.[11]
Maps[edit]
- Istituto Geografico Militare (IGM) official maps of Italy, 1:25.000 and 1:100.000 scale, on-line version
- Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 3 Il Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso, Istituto Geografico Centrale - Torino
External links[edit]
Media related to Mont-Tout-Blanc at Wikimedia Commons- "Access route on vienormali.it (Taou Blanc - 3438 m)" (in Italian).
- "Summitpost page on the mountain".
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Navigatore Cartografico SCT (3.14.0)". geonavsct.partout.it. Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta / Région autonome Vallée d'Aoste. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- ^ "Mont Teu Blanc, Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- ^ Key col: Col de l'Aouillé, 3.327 m
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rivista geografica italiana" (in Italian). 56–57. Società di studi geografici di Firenze. 1949: 6. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Navigatore Cartografico SCT (3.14.0)". geonavsct.partout.it. Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta / Région autonome Vallée d'Aoste. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ^ SCT Partout géonavigateur - Aosta Valley[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cima dell'Aouillè - 3.445". Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
- ^ "Taou Blanc - 3438 m" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ^ Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 3 Il Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso, Istituto Geografico Centrale - Torino