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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Pic de Neige Cordier and Roche Faurio.
Roche Faurio
Peak
Roche Faurio is a mountain in the French Alps with a peak elevation of 3,730 metres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pré de Madame Carle and La Bérarde.
Pré de Madame Carle
Locality
Pré de Madame Carle is a locality, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Refuge des Écrins.
Refuge des Écrins
- Type: Resthouse
- Also known as: “Refuge des Ecrins”, “Refuge des Ecrins Caron”, and “Refuge des Écrins Caron”
- Category: mountain hut
- Location: Vallouise-Pelvoux, Arrondissement of Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.94512° or 44° 56′ 42″ north
Longitude
6.37791° or 6° 22′ 41″ east
Elevation
3,175 metres (10,417 feet)
Open location code
8FP8W9WH+25
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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 Écrins”
- French: “Refuge des Écrins”
- German: “Refuge des Écrins”
- Italian: “Refuge des Écrins”
- Italian: “rifugio des Écrins”
- Polish: “Refuge des Écrins”
- Portuguese: “Refúgio dos Écrins”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Les Sagnères and Le Casset.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Refuge du Glacier Blanc and Chalets de l’Alpe du Villar d’Arène.
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