Mont Tout Blanc Explained

Mont Tout Blanc
Other Name:	Mont Taou Blanc, Mont Teu Blanc
Elevation M:	3,438
Prominence M:	111
Prominence Ref:	^[1] ^[2]
Map:	Alps
Location:	Aosta Valley, Italy
Range:	Graian Alps
Coordinates:	45.5223°N 7.148°W
Easiest Route:	Hike (scrambling)

The Mont Tout Blanc is a 3,438.2^[3] metres high mountain belonging to the Italian side of Graian Alps.

Toponymy

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

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

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

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

• Refuge città di Chivasso (2,604 m).

Nature protection

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

Maps

• 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

• • Web site: Access route on vienormali.it (Taou Blanc - 3438 m). it.
• Web site: Summitpost page on the mountain .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mont Teu Blanc, Italy . Peakbagger.com . 2018-12-19 .
2. [Key col]
3. Web site: Navigatore Cartografico SCT (3.14.0) . Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta / Région autonome Vallée d'Aoste . geonavsct.partout.it . 2018-12-19 .
4. Book: Price, Gillian . Walking and Trekking in the Gran Paradiso: Alta Via 2 trek and 28 day walks . Cicerone Press Limited . 2018 . 9781783625888 . 2018-12-19 .
5. 1949 . Rivista geografica italiana . Società di studi geografici di Firenze . it . Società di studi geografici di Firenze . 56-57 . 6 . 2018-12-19.
6. Web site: Navigatore Cartografico SCT (3.14.0) . Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta / Région autonome Vallée d'Aoste . geonavsct.partout.it . 2018-11-26 .
7. http://geonavsct.partout.it/pub/geosentieri/fr SCT Partout géonavigateur - Aosta Valley
8. Web site: Cima dell'Aouillè - 3.445 . 2018-12-20 .
9. Book: Marazzi , Sergio . Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA . Priuli & Verlucca . 2005 . Italian . 978-88-8068-273-8 .
10. Web site: it . Taou Blanc - 3438 m . 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