Summit elevation4,808 m
240,400Grape diameters
34.4 millionthsJupiter diameters
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Mont Blanc
The highest peak in the Alps and Western Europe/Mountains
Mont Blanc stands at 4,808 meters on the border of France and Italy, making it the tallest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe. About 20,000 people attempt to summit it each year, making it one of the most climbed high-altitude peaks in the world. The 11.6 km Mont Blanc Tunnel runs straight through its base, connecting France to Italy for people who prefer to go through mountains rather than over them.
Measurements
Prominence4,696 m
8.4 trillionSalt crystals
2 hundredthsJamaica lengths
Mont Blanc Tunnel length11,611 m
3,225Gazebo diameters
1.31Mount Everest heights
5,451Christmas trees
Glacial coverage100 million m^2
500,000Movie screens
144 millionthsTexases
About 100 km^2 of glaciers
Summit temperature (average)247 K
6.7 hundredthsWelding arcs
5.5 tenthsBaking ovens
About -26 C annual average