Margherita Hut

The Margherita Hut is a mountain hut belonging to the Italian Alpine Club, located on the summit of Punta Gnifetti of Monte Rosa, a mountain massif of the Alps lying near the border between Italy and Switzerland.

Photo: Hejkal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Camp
Description: mountain hut located on the Signalkuppe of Monte Rosa in the Alps
Also known as: “Cabane Reine Marguerite”, “Capanna Margherita”, “Margheritahütte”, and “refuge Reine Marguerite”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Signalkuppe and Dufourspitze.

Signalkuppe

Peak

Photo: RobyPozz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Signalkuppe also known as Punta Gnifetti is a peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa. The mountain is named after 'the Signal', a prominent gendarme atop the east ridge, named Cresta Signal.

Dufourspitze

Peak

Photo: TobiasBender, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Dufourspitze is the highest peak of Monte Rosa, an ice-covered mountain massif in the Alps. Dufourspitze is the highest mountain of both Switzerland and the Pennine Alps and is also the second-highest mountain of the Alps and Western Europe, after Mont Blanc.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Staffa and Isella.

Staffa

Village

Photo: Puntin1969, CC BY 2.0.

Staffa is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of Margherita Hut.

Isella

Neighborhood

Photo: SAB983, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Isella is a neighborhood, which is situated 9 km northeast of Margherita Hut.

Quarazza

Hamlet

Photo: BelPatty86, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Quarazza is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km east of Margherita Hut.

Margherita Hut

Category: mountain hut
Location: Macugnaga, Verbania, Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

45.92735° or 45° 55′ 39″ north

Longitude

7.87711° or 7° 52′ 38″ east

Elevation

4,554 metres (14,941 feet)

Open location code

8FQ9WVGG+WR

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Swiss German—“Margherita Hut” goes by many names.

Czech: “Capanna Regina Margherita”
Dutch: “cabane Reine Marguerite”
Dutch: “Margheritahut”
French: “cabane Reine Marguerite”
French: “Cabane Reine-Marguerite”
German: “Capanna Regina Margherita”
Hungarian: “Capanna Regina Margherita”
Italian: “capanna Regina Margherita”
Italian: “Capanna Regina Margherita”
Portuguese: “Cabana Rainha Margarida”
Spanish: “Refugio Margherita”
Swiss German: “Capanna Regina Margherita”

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Places to explore: Sant’Antonio and Macugnaga.

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Places to explore: Bétempshütte and Dufour Hotel.

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