Mont Dolent

Mont Dolent
Mont Dolent
Highest point
Elevation3,823 m (12,543 ft)
Prominence330 m (1,080 ft)
Parent peakAiguille Verte
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates45°55′21″N 7°2′46″E / 45.92250°N 7.04611°E / 45.92250; 7.04611
Geography
Mont Dolent
Location in the Alps
LocationAosta Valley, Italy
Valais, Switzerland
Haute-Savoie, France
Parent rangeGraian Alps
Climbing
First ascent9 July 1864 by A. Reilly, Edward Whymper, Michel Croz, H. Charlet and M. Payot
Easiest routeSouth face and south-east ridge (PD)

Mont Dolent (3,823 metres (12,543 ft)) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif and lies on the border between Italy, Switzerland and France.

As a mountain, Mont Dolent is regarded as the tripoint between Italy, Switzerland and France, although the tripoint itself lies at 3,749 metres, less than 100 metres north-west of its summit.

In 1954, a statue of the Virgin Mary was erected on Mont Dolent's summit by the young people of Valais.