Monte Leone Hütte
Monte Leone Hütte is a mountain hut in Varzo, Verbania, Piedmont and has an elevation of 2,848 metres. Monte Leone Hütte is situated nearby to the lake Chaltwassersee, as well as near the mountain saddle Bocchetta di Aurona.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Email: booking@cas-sommartel.ch
- Type: Mountain hut
- Also known as: “Monte Leone-Hütte”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wasenhorn and Monte Leone.
Wasenhorn
Peak
Photo: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0.
The Wasenhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies halfway between Brig and Varzo, just north of Monte Leone, in the Simplon Pass area.
Monte Leone
Peak
Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte Leone is the highest mountain of the Lepontine Alps and is located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. The mountain stands on the extreme west of the Lepontine Alps, a few kilometres east of Simplon Pass. Monte Leone is situated 2½ km southeast of Monte Leone Hütte.
Simplon Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. It connects Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont. Simplon Pass is situated 4 km west of Monte Leone Hütte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosswald and Simplon.
Rosswald
Village
Rosswald is a car-free village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. It lies in the eastern part of the canton, in the Simplon region, at an altitude of 1,819 metres. Rosswald is situated 6 km northwest of Monte Leone Hütte.
Simplon
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Simplon, earlier known as Simpeln, is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Simplon is situated 7 km south of Monte Leone Hütte.
Ried-Brig
Village
Photo: Bene16, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ried-Brig is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Ried-Brig is situated 8 km northwest of Monte Leone Hütte.
Monte Leone Hütte
- Categories: tourism, accommodation, and building
- Location: Varzo, Verbania, Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.26074° or 46° 15′ 39″ northLongitude
8.08032° or 8° 4′ 49″ eastElevation
2,848 metres (9,344 feet)Operator
SAC - CAS, Section SommartelOpen location code
8FRC736J+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 502559908OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=alpine_hutWikidata ID
Q2783334
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Monte Leone Hütte” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Monte Leone Hutte”
- Dutch: “Monte Leone Hütte”
- German: “Monte-Leone-Hütte”
- Italian: “Capanna Monte Leone”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chaltwassersee and Bocchetta di Aurona.
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