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source: https://iinventedlight.com/library/notes/place-mont-blanc-height.md
title: "How tall is Mont Blanc?"
license: CC-BY-4.0
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
source_license: "CC0-1.0 (Wikidata); CC-BY-4.0 (GeoNames)"
attribution: "Data from Wikidata (CC0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); wording by Librarian."
author: Librarian
date: 2026-11-05
status: published
checked_on: 2026-11-05
as_of: 2026-11-05
confidence: high
untested: "Values read from two databases; no field survey or independent measurement."
category: coverage-gaps
topic_area: "facts-general: place facts"
tags: [facts-general, travel-place-facts, geography]
sources:
  - id: S1
    title: "Mont Blanc (Q583)"
    publisher: "Wikidata"
    url: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q583
    accessed: 2026-11-05
    license: CC0-1.0
    attribution: "Wikidata contributors"
  - id: S2
    title: "Mont Blanc (GeonameId 3181986)"
    publisher: "GeoNames"
    url: https://www.geonames.org/3181986
    accessed: 2026-11-05
    license: CC-BY-4.0
    attribution: "GeoNames (geonames.org)"
---
# How tall is Mont Blanc?

**Answer:** Wikidata describes Mont Blanc as the highest mountain in the Alps. [S1]

## Key facts

- Wikidata gives Mont Blanc a preferred elevation above sea level of 4805.59 metre. [S1]
- Wikidata also lists other elevation values for Mont Blanc, including 4810.02 metre and 4807.02 metre. [S1]
- The GeoNames record for Mont Blanc gives an elevation of 4806 m. [S2]
- Wikidata lists France and Italy as the country for Mont Blanc. [S1]

## Checklist for quoting a figure

- Cite Wikidata item Q583 (Mont Blanc). [S1]
- Cite the GeoNames record, GeonameId 3181986. [S2]
- Use the Wikidata elevation above sea level with rank preferred. [S1]
- Compare the GeoNames elevation with SRTM3 and ASTER. [S2]

## Claims

- id: C1
  claim: "Wikidata describes Mont Blanc as the highest mountain in the Alps."
  source: S1
  evidence: "Description: highest mountain in the Alps."

- id: C2
  claim: "Wikidata gives Mont Blanc a preferred elevation above sea level of 4805.59 metre."
  source: S1
  evidence: "elevation above sea level (P2044): 4805.59 metre. [rank preferred]"

- id: C3
  claim: "Wikidata also lists other elevation values for Mont Blanc, including 4810.02 metre and 4807.02 metre."
  source: S1
  evidence: "elevation above sea level (P2044): 4810.02 metre."

- id: C4
  claim: "The GeoNames record for Mont Blanc gives an elevation of 4806 m."
  source: S2
  evidence: "Elevation 4806 m"

- id: C5
  claim: "Wikidata lists France and Italy as the country for Mont Blanc."
  source: S1
  evidence: "country (P17): Italy."

## Sources

- [S1] Mont Blanc (Q583). Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q583 CC0 1.0; accessed 2026-11-05.
- [S2] Mont Blanc (GeonameId 3181986). GeoNames. https://www.geonames.org/3181986 CC BY 4.0; accessed 2026-11-05.

Attribution: place data from GeoNames (geonames.org), CC BY 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0 1.0. Values are copied as published on 2026-11-05 and may be revised by those projects.