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Mont Blanc (French) or Monte Bianco (Italian), meaning "White Mountain", is the highest mountain in the Alps, Western Europe and the European Union. It rises 4,810.45 m (15,782 ft)[2] above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence. It is also sometimes known as La Dame blanche (French for "the White Lady") or Il Bianco (Italian for "the White One").

The mountain lies between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy, and Haute-Savoie, France and the location of the summit is on the watershed line between the valleys of Ferret and Veny in Italy and the Arve Valley in France.

The two most famous towns near Mont Blanc are Courmayeur in Aosta Valley, Italy, and Chamonix in Haute-Savoie, France—the site of the first Winter Olympics. A cable car ascends and crosses the mountain from Courmayeur to Chamonix.

Begun in 1957 and completed in 1965, the 11.6 km (7¼ mi) Mont Blanc Tunnel runs beneath the mountain between these two countries and is one of the major trans-Alpine transport routes.

The Mont Blanc massif is popular for mountaineering, hiking, skiing and snowboarding.

The summit of Mont Blanc is a thick, perennial ice and snow dome whose thickness varies, so no exact and permanent summit elevation can be determined. But accurate measurements have been made. For a long time its official elevation was 4,807 m (15,771 ft). Then in 2002, the IGN and expert surveyors, with the aid of GPS technology, measured it to be 4,810.40 m (15,782 ft 2 in).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Blanc

The Aiguille du Midi (3,842 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps.

The cable car to the summit, the Téléphérique de l'Aiguille du Midi, was built in 1955 and held the title of the world's highest cable car for about two decades. It still holds the record as the highest vertical ascent cable car in the world, from 1,035 m to 3,842 m. There are two sections: from Chamonix to Plan de l'Aiguille at 2,317 m and then directly, without any support pillar, to the upper station at 3,777 m (the building contains an elevator to the summit). The span of the second section is 2,867 m measured directly, but only 2,500 m measured horizontally. It thus still is the second longest span width, measured directly.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiguille_du_Midi

Comments and faves

  1. ★

    Prasanna Gururajan, ebeydat, Mansour Ali, fridgeirsson, and 247 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. Prasanna Gururajan (15 months ago | reply)

    stunning view..a Grand capture n compo

  3. ebeydat (15 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful shot.

  4. Mansour Ali (15 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful landscape, interesting angle !

  5. *ChRiSeDa* (15 months ago | reply)

    simply gorgeous

  6. mherika60 (15 months ago | reply)

    Fantasztikus!

  7. Pablo · Ronald (15 months ago | reply)

    Marvellous scene, beautiful shot.

  8. pierre hanquin (15 months ago | reply)

    great point of view, marvellous light and colours as always !!
    have a nice day :-))

  9. Sunrise@dawn 風傳影像 (15 months ago | reply)

    Superb, my friend……. ^^

  10. Optical illusion (15 months ago | reply)

    Faved...very spectacular shot, well done!

  11. PHOTOROTA (15 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful colors and composition, Excellent capture.

  12. MY RED BOOK (ON & OFF) (15 months ago | reply)

    OMG. Stunning shot.
    Great composition, ligth, color and texture.
    Brilliant

  13. ATSICHLAS (Busy) (15 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic scene!

  14. alfvet (15 months ago | reply)

    Bellissima, complimenti !!

  15. Story Teller-49 (15 months ago | reply)

    Just stunning Katrina !!

  16. atsjebosma (15 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful place and great shot!!
    Love the colours and details!

  17. tuffi. (15 months ago | reply)

    Azta!

  18. nègFoto (15 months ago | reply)

    REALLY gorgeous!!!

  19. WarrensPix (15 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful capture Katarina, your exposure is perfect!

  20. my moon blue (15 months ago | reply)

    Fenomenalan pogled!!! Krasno svjetlo i boje!

  21. ΞSSΞ®®Ξ (15 months ago | reply)

    amazing perspective and light. beautiful colors. as allways a wonderful experience to look at your pictures!

  22. Marco Antonio Losas (15 months ago | reply)

    Spectacular sight of the viewing-point and his environment. A brilliant photo, Katarina.

  23. mcmillend (15 months ago | reply)

    wow, that's some amazing detail! very nice view

  24. dobro_drvo (15 months ago | reply)

    Fantastično!

  25. jeanmical (15 months ago | reply)

    Une merveilleuse ambiance de haute -montagne !! Fantastic shot Katarina.
    Have a lovely evening my dear friend.

  26. a_kindredspirit (15 months ago | reply)

    Amazing clear view from above! Best wishes for your week dear Katarina.

  27. nadigal (15 months ago | reply)

    Spectacular view!! The colors are amazing!! Superb image!!

  28. T Glow (15 months ago | reply)

    wow.........what a great work !

  29. oatjiro (15 months ago | reply)

    Very nice view with amazing comparing scale with people. Brilliant!

  30. Belén Losas (15 months ago | reply)

    Preciosa, un mirador situado en un lugar privilegiado.

  31. Luca Santoro Photography © (15 months ago | reply)

    Wow !!! What a view !!! Fantastic shot Katarina !!!

  32. Noro8 (15 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful shot,nice light!

  33. jobcibi (15 months ago | reply)

    Lenyügöző látvány!

  34. pensionato48 (15 months ago | reply)

    Superb and very nice done
    Excellent capture +++++
    Ciaooo

  35. Beatrijs Sterk (15 months ago | reply)

    very beautiful colours, Katarina!

  36. luci&ombre2009 (15 months ago | reply)

    la Natura da' spettacolo!

  37. shivagallery (15 months ago | reply)

    wonderful!

  38. junog007 (15 months ago | reply)

    great !

  39. Monica Forss (15 months ago | reply)

    Amazing mountains!

  40. clotx@ (15 months ago | reply)

    Magnifica

  41. woolyboy (15 months ago | reply)

    Stood in exactly the same place a few years ago, super view below of the ridge above Aiguille du Midi, love the scale provided by the people. The lighting was definitely in your favour. A fantastic location captured so well!

  42. Ferry Vermeer (15 months ago | reply)

    Nice to see the alpinastas showing their skills in front of the spectators! Stunning scenery by the way!

  43. langkawi (15 months ago | reply)

    Striking rugged beauty!

  44. KőszegiZsóka (15 months ago | reply)

    Csodálatos látvány kinagyitva tényleg!!Fantasztikus fotó Kati,gratulálok!!!! :-))))))))))))))

  45. papdineagi (15 months ago | reply)

    Káprázatos! Olyan érzés, mintha a másik sziklán állnék!

  46. Almsaeed (15 months ago | reply)

    Great view..

  47. dorena-wm (15 months ago | reply)

    Das ist einfach unglaublich. Ein herrlicher Blick.

  48. RD_Elsie (15 months ago | reply)

    Katarina, queste fotografie sono fantastiche, complimenti :o)

  49. chris .p (15 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful scene.

  50. icemanphotos (15 months ago | reply)

    Hihetetlen látkép..

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  51. lregoli (15 months ago | reply)

    I love the tones of the rocks in your pictures!

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