Mont Ventoux

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Mont Ventoux is a prominent limestone mountain in Provence, France, famed for its barren, lunar-like summit and its frequent, challenging appearances in the Tour de France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
natural geographic feature
averageGradientBedoinSide about 7.5 percent
climate windy
composition limestone
country France
cyclingCategory Hors catégorie climb in Tour de France
elevation 1912 metres
6273 feet
famousClimb Bédoin ascent
famousEvent death of cyclist Tom Simpson in 1967 Tour de France
firstTourDeFranceAscent 1951
geologicalEra Mesozoic limestone origin (general)
hasRadioTower yes
hasSnowInWinter often
hasVegetationZones Mediterranean at lower slopes
montane forest on middle slopes
scree and almost bare summit
hasWeatherStation yes
lengthBedoinClimb about 21.5 kilometres
locatedIn Provence
Vaucluse department
southeastern France
maximumRoadElevation approximately 1909 metres
mountainRange Alpes françaises du Sud (Southern French Alps, isolated outlier)
linked to: Alpilles mountains
nearbyTown Bédoin
Malaucène
Sault
nicknamed Giant of Provence
Géant de Provence
Mont Chauve
notableFor cycling climbs
frequent appearances in the Tour de France
partOf Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region
protectedArea Mont Ventoux Biosphere Reserve
region Provençal
roadAccess paved road from Bédoin
paved road from Malaucène
paved road from Sault
summitAppearance barren
lunar-like
tourismType cycling tourism
hiking
nature observation
UNESCODesignationYear 1990s (biosphere reserve creation; exact year context-dependent)
UNESCOStatus Biosphere Reserve
usedIn Tour de France stages
visibleFrom large parts of Provence
windSpeedCharacteristic can reach very high speeds

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Vaucluse contains Mont Ventoux
subject linked to: department of Vaucluse
Vaucluse contains Mont Ventoux
Vaucluse contains Mont Ventoux
subject linked to: Vaucluse department
Dentelles de Montmirail near Mont Ventoux
Vaison-la-Romaine locatedNear Mont Ventoux
Carpentras near Mont Ventoux
subject linked to: commune of Carpentras
Ventoux AOC namedAfter Mont Ventoux
Luberon massif near Mont Ventoux
Buis-les-Baronnies locatedNear Mont Ventoux
Carpentras near Mont Ventoux
Provence hasLandmark Mont Ventoux
Beaumes-de-Venise near Mont Ventoux
Clapis hasViewOf Mont Ventoux (distant view)
linked to: Mont Ventoux
Vaucluse Mountains hasPeak Mont Ventoux
Vaucluse Mountains highestPoint Mont Ventoux
Saint-Amand peak locatedNear Mont Ventoux
Saint-Amand peak hasViewOf Mont Ventoux
Mourre Nègre overlooks Mont Ventoux region (distant view)
linked to: Mont Ventoux
Giant of Provence refersTo Mont Ventoux
Tom Simpson diedOn Mont Ventoux
subject linked to: Giant of Provence
Bédoin nearbyMountain Mont Ventoux
Bédoin locatedAtFootOf Mont Ventoux
Bédoin hasCyclingClimbRoute southern ascent of Mont Ventoux
linked to: Mont Ventoux
Géant de Provence refersTo Mont Ventoux
Géant de Provence associatedWith Mont Ventoux summit
linked to: Mont Ventoux
Mont Chauve alternateName Mont Ventoux
Mont Ventoux nameEtymology Ventoux possibly from Latin ventosus (windy)
subject linked to: Mont Chauve
linked to: Mont Ventoux
Sault locatedNear Mont Ventoux
Sault hasViewOf Mont Ventoux
Malaucène locatedAtBaseOf Mont Ventoux
Rocher des Doms hasViewOf Mont Ventoux
Lure Mountain locatedNear Mont Ventoux
subject linked to: Lure mountain