Bivouac de la Fourche
Bivouac de la Fourche is a shelter in Courmayeur, Valle d’Aosta, Aosta Valley and has an elevation of 3,678 metres. Access is restricted and requires permission. Bivouac de la Fourche is situated nearby to the peak Fourche de la Brenva, as well as near the mountain saddle Col de la Calotte.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Shelter
- Description: former mountain hut in Italy
- Also known as: “Bivacco Alberico e Borgna” and “Trident-Biwak Col de la Fourche”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mont Maudit and Mont Blanc du Tacul.
Mont Maudit
Peak
Photo: Eltouristo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mont Maudit is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy. The French name literally means "Cursed Mountain". Until the end of the 18th century, Mont Blanc and its satellite peaks were collectively known in French as the Montagne Maudite.
Mont Blanc du Tacul
Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mont Blanc du Tacul is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps situated midway between the Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc. The official first ascent of Mont Blanc du Tacul was by a guideless party comprising Charles Hudson, Edward John Stevenson, Christopher and James Grenville Smith, E.
Grand Capucin
Peak
The Grand Capucin is a rock pinnacle located underneath Mont Blanc du Tacul in the Mont Blanc Massif in Haute-Savoie, France.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Entrèves.
Grand Couloir
Locality
The Grand Couloir is a couloir on the Aiguille du Goûter. At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the Tête Rousse Hut up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on Mont Blanc. Grand Couloir is situated 5 km west of Bivouac de la Fourche.
Entrèves
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Entrèves is a frazione of Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley region of Italy. Entrèves is situated 6 km southeast of Bivouac de la Fourche.
Checrouit
Hamlet
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Checrouit is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km southeast of Bivouac de la Fourche.
Bivouac de la Fourche
- Categories: mountain hut and bivouac hut
- Location: Courmayeur, Valle d’Aosta, Aosta Valley, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.84473° or 45° 50′ 41″ northLongitude
6.88985° or 6° 53′ 24″ eastElevation
3,678 metres (12,067 feet)Operator
CAI Occidentale TorinoOpen location code
8FQ8RVVQ+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 355336830OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=shelterWikidata ID
Q3640537
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Bivouac de la Fourche” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bivacco Corrado Alberico - Luigi Borgna”
- French: “bivouac Alberico Borgna”
- French: “bivouac Corrado Alberico – Luigi Borgna”
- French: “bivouac de la Fourche”
- French: “Bivouac de la Fourche”
- German: “Bivacco Corrado Alberico - Luigi Borgna”
- German: “Bivacco Corrado Alberico – Luigi Borgna”
- Italian: “Bivacco Alberico - Borgna alla Fourche”
- Italian: “bivacco Corrado Alberico - Luigi Borgna”
- Italian: “Bivacco Corrado Alberico - Luigi Borgna”
- Italian: “Bivacco della Fourche”
- Italian: “Bivacco Fourche”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Col de la Fourche and Fourche de la Brenva.
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