Gnifetti Hut
The Gnifetti Hut is a refuge in the Alps in Aosta Valley, Italy. It is located at an altitude of 3,647 metres, and provides access to mountaineers climbing any of the fifteen nearby 4,000 metre high summits of the Monte Rosa massif, and gives access to high-level glacier routes as well as to the Margherita Hut, located on the Signalkuppe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Email: info@rifugimonterosa.it
- Type: Mountain hut
- Description: Italian mountain hut
- Also known as: “Rifugio Capanna Giovanni Gnifetti”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vincent Pyramid and Schwarzhorn.
Vincent Pyramid
Peak
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Vincent Pyramid is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between the Italian regions of Aosta Valley and Piedmont. The Vincent Pyramid makes up a large buttress of the huge multi-summited Monte Rosa.
Schwarzhorn
Peak
The Schwarzhorn is a 4,321-metre-high summit in the Italian Alps just next to the Swiss border. It is part of the Monte Rosa massif in the Wallis Alps, which lie on the border between Switzerland and Italy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gressoney-La-Trinité and Alagna Valsesia.
Gressoney-La-Trinité
Village
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Gressoney-La-Trinité is a town or commune and renowned alpine resort at the foot of Monte Rosa in the Lys Valley, which is part of the Aosta Valley region of Northwest Italy. Gressoney-La-Trinité is situated 8 km south of Gnifetti Hut.
Alagna Valsesia
Village
Photo: Maurizio Moro5153, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alagna Valsesia is a comune and small village high in the Valsesia alpine valley in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy, a UNESCO World heritage site since 2013. Alagna Valsesia is situated 9 km southeast of Gnifetti Hut.
Gnifetti Hut
- Categories: building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: Gressoney-La-Trinité, Aosta Valley, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.89974° or 45° 53′ 59″ northLongitude
7.84996° or 7° 50′ 60″ eastElevation
3,605 metres (11,827 feet)Operator
CAI Varallo SesiaOpen location code
8FQ9VRXX+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 149862628OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=alpine_hut
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Gnifetti Hut” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cabane Giovanni Gnifetti”
- French: “cabane Giovanni Gnifetti”
- French: “Cabane Giovanni Gnifetti”
- French: “Refuge Gnifetti”
- German: “Capanna Gnifetti”
- Italian: “capanna Giovanni Gnifetti”
- Italian: “Capanna Giovanni Gnifetti”
- Italian: “Rifugio Gnifetti”
- Portuguese: “Cabana Giovanni Gnifetti”
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