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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.

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  title = {{How tall is Mont Blanc?}},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-11-05},
  url = {https://iinventedlight.com/library/notes/place-mont-blanc-height/},
  note = {Permanent ID iil:note:9s1mbqz8. License: CC-BY-4.0.},
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