The Dôme du Goûter (4,304 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif. It is a shoulder of Mont Blanc, whose summit lies two kilometres to the south-east. The Dôme is traversed on ascents of Mont Blanc via the Bosses route.
| Dôme du Goûter | |
|---|---|
 Mont Blanc (centre left) and the Dôme du Goûter (right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,304 m (14,121 ft) |
| Prominence | 68 m ↓ Col du Dôme[1] |
| Isolation | 1.98 km → Mont Blanc |
| Coordinates | 45°50′34″N 6°50′36″E / 45.84278°N 6.84333°E |
| Geography | |
  Dôme du Goûter Alps | |
| Location | Haute-Savoie, France / Aosta Valley, Italy |
| Parent range | Graian Alps |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Granite/Porphyry |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 17 September 1784 by Jean-Marie Couttet and François Cuidet |
| Easiest route | From Refuge du Goûter, 3,817 m, (F) |
The summit of the Dôme is marked as lying entirely within France on the French Institut Géographique National (IGN) map [1], although on Italian Istituto Geografico Militare (IGM) map [2] the summit appears to lie on the frontier between France and Italy. In June 2015, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi expressed repeated claims on the territory. [2] [3] [4] The Swiss National Map, which covers the massif at 1:50'000 scale, shows both disputed areas around Mont Blanc and Dôme du Goûter in a neutral way, after previously following the French interpretation of the border until 2018.[5]
Goûter Refuge
editIn 2013, the Goûter Refuge opened, a mountain hut noted for its modern style.[6] From the hut the summit of the Dome du Gouter is about two hours away by foot.[7] The hut is located above the Aiguille du Gouter cliff and is constructed of wood and steel in a roughly egg shape.[8] The older shelter was a more basic metal shed that sat on the ice, whereas the new building has supports drilled into the rock.[6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Mountains above 4000 metres in the Alps
- ^ Mont Blanc controversy: French suffer a fit of pique as Italy's Prime Minister 'reclaims' Europe's highest mountain - Neighbours bicker about where the border should run around famous mountain
- ^ Querelle confine Monte Bianco, il Governo si dice pronto ad intervenire “di fronte a nuovi episodi”
- '^ Stop stealing Mont Blanc': Italy tells France
- ^ "Swiss National Map: Courmayeur (1:50'000)". map.geo.admin.ch. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ a b Todd, Andrew (2015-10-21). "Eco-friendly architecture in the Alps hits new heights". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "Refuge du Goûter : Hut & Campground Information : SummitPost".
- ^ Todd, Andrew (2015-10-21). "Eco-friendly architecture in the Alps hits new heights". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-05-30.