Refuge des Écrins
The Refuge des Écrins also known as Refuge Caron, or Refuge Ernest Caron, is a refuge in the Alps, in the French department of Hautes-Alpes, roughly 28 kilometres from Briançon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pic de Neige Cordier and Roche Faurio.
Pic de Neige Cordier
Peak
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Pic de Neige Cordier is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins range, located in the Hautes-Alpes département of France. The mountain is named after the French alpinist Henri Cordier.
Roche Faurio
Peak
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Roche Faurio is a mountain in the French Alps with a peak elevation of 3,730 metres. It is part of the Massif des Écrins in the Dauphiné Alps in Isère, France It lies in front of the north face of the Barre des Écrins adjacent to the Glacier Blanc.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pré de Madame Carle and La Bérarde.
Pré de Madame Carle
Locality
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Pré de Madame Carle is a locality, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Refuge des Écrins.
La Bérarde
Hamlet
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La Bérarde is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km west of Refuge des Écrins.
Ailefroide
Hamlet
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Ailefroide is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km southeast of Refuge des Écrins.
Refuge des Écrins
- Type: Resthouse
- Also known as: “Refuge des Ecrins”
- Category: mountain hut
- Location: Vallouise-Pelvoux, Arrondissement of Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Refuge des Écrins” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Refuge des Écrins”
- French: “Refuge des Ecrins Caron”
- French: “Refuge des Écrins Caron”
- French: “refuge des Écrins”
- French: “Refuge des Écrins”
- German: “Refuge des Écrins”
- Italian: “refuge des Écrins”
- Italian: “Refuge des Écrins”
- Italian: “rifugio des Écrins”
- Polish: “Refuge des Écrins”
- Portuguese: “Refuge des Écrins”
- Portuguese: “Refúgio dos Écrins”
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Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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