Mont Dolent
Mountain in the Mont Blanc massif / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mont Dolent (3,823 metres (12,543 ft)) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif and lies on the border between Italy, Switzerland and France.
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Mont Dolent | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,823 m (12,543 ft) |
Prominence | 330 m (1,080 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Aiguille Verte |
Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | 45°55′21″N 7°2′46″E |
Geography | |
Location | Aosta Valley, Italy Valais, Switzerland Haute-Savoie, France |
Parent range | Graian Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 9 July 1864 by A. Reilly, Edward Whymper, Michel Croz, H. Charlet and M. Payot |
Easiest route | South face and south-east ridge (PD) |
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As a mountain, Mont Dolent is regarded as the tripoint between Italy, Switzerland and France, although the tripoint itself lies at 3,749 metres, less than 100 metres north-west of its summit.[2][3][4]
In 1954, a statue of the Virgin Mary was erected on Mont Dolent's summit by the young people of Valais.