Mont Maudit | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,465 m (14,649 ft) |
Prominence | 162m ↓ Col de la Brenva[1] |
Isolation | 1.9 km → Mont Blanc |
Coordinates | 45°50′52″N 6°52′33″E / 45.84778°N 6.87583°E |
Geography | |
Location | Haute-Savoie, France / Courmayeur, Italy |
Parent range | Graian Alps |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Granite |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Henry Seymour Hoare and William Edward Davidson with guides Johann Jaun and Johann von Bergen on 12 September 1878 |
Easiest route | North-east approach to north-west ridge (PD) |
Mont Maudit (4,465 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy. The French name literally means "Cursed Mountain". Until the end of the 18th century, Mont Blanc and its satellite peaks were collectively known in French as the Montagne Maudite.