Mont Blanc
Europe's highest peak
Mont Blanc is the highest peak in the Alps, straddling the border between France and Italy.
The name is French for "white mountain," referring to its snow-covered summit.
It serves as a landmark of European mountaineering: They attempted Mont Blanc last summer.
Mont Blanc is also a brand of luxury pens and accessories.
Mountain town in France
- GrenobleAlpine capital of Isère
- MatterhornFamous Swiss-Italian mountain
- EigerSwiss alpine mountain
- French AlpsMountain range in southeastern France
Italian Alps · Swiss Alps · Piedmont · Geneva
Utmost height attained
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- massifUnified mountain group
- elevationHeight above reference point
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
arête · ridge · snowfield · prominence · highpoint · alpine · Western Europe · highest peak
High-altitude peak climbing
- ascentUpward movement
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- cramponsSpiked boot attachments
- ice axeMountaineer's spiked implement
rope team · acclimatization · bivouac · crevasse · fixed ropes · base camp · arête · couloir
Ink-reservoir writing instrument
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- writing instrumentTool for making marks
- nibPen's writing tip
- inkWriting fluid
cartridge · calligraphy · signature · craftsmanship · German engineering · prestige · executive · gift
Overused joke or edible nut
- meringueBaked whipped whites
- creamRich milk fat
- pâtisserieFrench sweet-goods establishment
- vermicelliThread-like pasta strands
purée · French pastry · sweetened · whipped cream · confection
Chamonix
Mountain town in France
- GrenobleAlpine capital of Isère
- MatterhornFamous Swiss-Italian mountain
- EigerSwiss alpine mountain
French Alps · Italian Alps · Swiss Alps · Piedmont · Geneva
peak
Utmost height attained
glacier · arête · ridge · snowfield · prominence · highpoint · alpine · Western Europe · highest peak · glaciated
alpinism
High-altitude peak climbing
- ascentUpward movement
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- cramponsSpiked boot attachments
ice axe · rope team · acclimatization · bivouac · crevasse · fixed ropes · base camp · arête · couloir · serac
fountain pen
Ink-reservoir writing instrument
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- writing instrumentTool for making marks
- nibPen's writing tip
ink · cartridge · calligraphy · signature · craftsmanship · German engineering · prestige · executive · gift · engraving
chestnut
Overused joke or edible nut
- meringueBaked whipped whites
- creamRich milk fat
- pâtisserieFrench sweet-goods establishment
vermicelli · purée · French pastry · sweetened · whipped cream · confection
- montagneK2, Matterhorn, Kilimanjaro, Denali, Aconcagua
- European MountainsAlps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Dolomites, Apennines
- Famous PeaksMatterhorn, Half Dome, El Capitan, Torres del Paine
- Alpine regionsSwiss Alps, French Alps, Italian Alps, Austrian Alps, Bavarian Alps
- European PeaksMatterhorn, Eiger, Dom, Castor, Pollux
- French GeographyAlps, Corsica, Ile-de-France, Burgundy, Aquitaine
Mont BlancDead Sea
Landlocked hypersaline lake
Mariana Trench · Death Valley · sea level · lowlands · plains
Mont BlancMount Vesuvius
Active volcano near Naples
Mount Etna · active volcano · Stromboli · Kilauea · Mount St. Helens