Mont Tout Blanc

The Mont Tout Blanc is a 3,438.2 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 or Mont Teu Blanc.

Geography

The Mont Tout Blanc is located on the ridge dividing the Valsavarenche valley from the Rhêmes valley, both on the right-hand side of the Aosta Valley. The Aouillé pass divides it from the neighbouring Pointe de l'Aouillé while the Col Rosset divides the Taou Blanc from Punta Leynir.

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA the mountain can be classified in the following way:

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 ; this route requires a good hiking experience, although is sometimes considered an alpinistic route of F+ level. The top of the Taou Balnc offers a good point of view on Gran Paradiso massif.

Mountain huts

Refuge città di Chivasso.

Nature protection

The Mont Tout Blanc belongs to the Gran Paradiso National Park.

Maps

Istituto Geografico Militare official maps of Italy, 1:25.000 and 1:100.000 scale,
Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 3 Il Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso, Istituto Geografico Centrale - Torino