Charpoua Hut
The Charpoua Hut is a refuge in the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps. Built in 1904, it is located above the north bank of the Mer de Glace under the southwest side of the Aiguille Verte at an altitude of 2,841 meters above sea level.- Type: Mountain hut
- Description: mountain refuge in the French department of Haute-Savoie
- Also known as: “La Charpoua alpine hut”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charpoua Glacier and Aiguille Verte.
Aiguille Verte
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
The Aiguille Verte, is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. Aiguille Verte is French for "Green Needle", which is the meaning commonly attributed to the name.
Mer de Glace
Glacier
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The Mer de Glace is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the French Alps. It is 7.5 km long and 200 metres deep but, when all its tributary glaciers are taken into account, it can be regarded as the longest and largest glacier in France, and the second longest in the Alps after the Aletsch Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Praz and Col du Chardonnet.
Les Praz
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les-Praz-de-Chamonix is a mountain village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix. Altitude: 1060 m. Les Praz is situated 6 km west of Charpoua Hut.
Col du Chardonnet
Locality
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Col du Chardonnet is a locality, which is situated 6 km northeast of Charpoua Hut.
Argentière
Village
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Argentière is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and mountaineering village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, at an altitude of 1,252 m. Argentière is situated 7 km north of Charpoua Hut.
Charpoua Hut
- Categories: sports venue, tourism, accommodation, and building
- Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.92414° or 45° 55′ 27″ northLongitude
6.95534° or 6° 57′ 19″ eastElevation
2,841 metres (9,321 feet)Operator
Compagnie des guides de ChamonixOpen location code
8FQ8WXF4+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 503688752OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=alpine_hutWikidata ID
Q3423197
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Satellite Map
Discover Charpoua Hut from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Portuguese—“Charpoua Hut” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Refugi de La Charpoua”
- French: “refuge Charlet”
- French: “Refuge de la Charpoua (2841 M)”
- French: “refuge de la Charpoua”
- French: “Refuge de la Charpoua”
- German: “Refuge de la Charpoua”
- Italian: “rifugio della Charpoua”
- Portuguese: “Refúgio da Charpoua”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brèche Nonne-Évêque and L’Évêque.
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