Refuge de la Leisse
Refuge de la Leisse is a mountain hut in Champagny-en-Vanoise, Arrondissement of Albertville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 2,487 metres. Refuge de la Leisse is situated nearby to the peak Roche Blanche, as well as near the lake Lac de la Leisse Dessus.Photo: Bel Adone, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vanoise National Park and Grande Motte.
Vanoise National Park
Photo: Ibex73, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vanoise National Park is the first French national park in the Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, established in 1963. The park is bordered by Gran Paradiso National Park across the Italian border, and if they were one park, it would be the world's largest alpine park.
Grande Motte
Peak
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Grande Motte is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range. It has an elevation of 3,653 metres above sea level. One side of it is in the Tignes ski area. There is a cable car up to the top station at 3,456 metres above sea level.
Pointe de la Sana
Peak
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pointe de la Sana is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range and has an elevation of 3,436 metres above sea level. Pointe de la Sana is situated 3 km southeast of Refuge de la Leisse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plan de Janin and Tignes.
Plan de Janin
Locality
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Plan de Janin is a locality, which is situated 8 km north of Refuge de la Leisse.
Tignes
Tignes is a famous resort in the French Alps linked to Val D'Isere. Tignes is a winter resort for skiing, and a summer one for hiking, mountain biking, and summer skiing on the glacier.
Val-d’Isère
Photo: Jerome Bon, CC BY 2.0.
Val-d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in southeastern France. It lies 5 km from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963, with good transport links in and out of Lyon, Geneva and Chambéry.
Refuge de la Leisse
- Email: refuge.leisse@vanoise-parcnational.fr
- Type: Mountain hut
- Categories: sports venue, tourism, accommodation, and building
- Location: Champagny-en-Vanoise, Arrondissement of Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.39692° or 45° 23′ 49″ northLongitude
6.88244° or 6° 52′ 57″ eastElevation
2,487 metres (8,159 feet)Open location code
8FQ89VWJ+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 606374063OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=alpine_hutWikidata ID
Q120319148
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In Other Languages
“Refuge de la Leisse” goes by many names.
- French: “refuge de la Leisse”
- French: “Refuge de la Leisse”
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Highlights include Roche Blanche and Lac de la Leisse Dessus.
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