Mont Tout Blanc

Mountain in Italy

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 / 45.52226; 7.14803
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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* Refuge città di Chivasso (2,604 m).

## Nature protection

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The Mont Tout Blanc belongs to the Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso.[11]

## Maps

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* 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

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* Italy portal
* Mountains portal

* 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

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "Mont Teu Blanc, Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
3. ^ Key col: Col de l'Aouillé, 3.327 m
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ "Rivista geografica italiana". Società di studi geografici di Firenze (in Italian). 56–57. Società di studi geografici di Firenze: 6. 1949. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
6. ^ "Navigatore Cartografico SCT (3.14.0)". geonavsct.partout.it. Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta / Région autonome Vallée d'Aoste. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
7. ^ SCT Partout géonavigateur - Aosta Valley[permanent dead link]
8. ^ "Cima dell'Aouillè - 3.445". Retrieved 2018-12-20.
9. ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
10. ^ "Taou Blanc - 3438 m" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-12-20.
11. ^ Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 3 Il Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso, Istituto Geografico Centrale \- Torino