Mont Ventoux

  • Mont Ventoux
  • 1911 m
  • Prominence 1150 m
  • Location: North 44.173762, East 005.278582
  • Location: France
  • Difficulty: YDS class 1
  • Climbed: August 1. 2023

Information:

How to get there:
This is a drive-up Ribu, the most south when excluding the Pyrenees. The mountain is most well known fro Tour de France and very popular among cyclists. Highway D-974 crosses very near the summit tower. This location is N44.173762, E5.278582. There is some parking on either side of the summit.
Route:
Walk up to the summit, then a short staircase to the summit viewing platform.
Comments/Trip Report:
We were staying at the Bories hotel in Gordes. I drove from there and visited this peak. There were hundreds of bikes working their way up the hills.

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