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Mont Blanc Massif, France and Italy, 1973

Photo: Mont Blanc Massif

The ridgeline of the Mont Blanc massif catches the last rays of sun on a crystal-clear evening. Mont Blanc is western Europe's highest peak, measuring 15,770 feet (4,807 meters). Mt. Elbrus in Russia is Europe's tallest mountain measuring 18,510 feet (5,642 meters).

(Photograph from the National Geographic book The Alps, 1973)

Photograph by George F. Mobley

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