Torino Hut
The Torino Hut is a high mountain refuge in the Alps in northwestern Italy. Located near the border with France, it is about 15 km southwest of Mont Dolent, the tripoint with Switzerland.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mountain hut
- Description: Italian mountain hut
- Also known as: “Rifugio Torino nuovo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pointe Helbronner and Col du Géant.
Pointe Helbronner
Peak
Pointe Helbronner is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the Graian Alps on the watershed between France and Italy. The peak, which used to be a mere geodetic reference point, was named after Paul Helbronner, a French polytechnicien, alpinist and geodesist who pioneered cartography of the French Alps.
Col du Géant
Mountain saddle
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Col du Géant at 3,356 m is the main passage of the Mont Blanc massif between Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley and Chamonix-Mont Blanc in the Arve Valley. On the French side, to the north is the Géant Glacier which overlooks the Mer de Glace.
Grand Flambeau
Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grand Flambeau is a mountain peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps. It is situated at the head of the Géant Glacier, approximately 0.5 km east of the Aiguille de Toule, between the Col Orientale de Toule and the Col de Saussure.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Entrèves and Checrouit.
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 4 km southeast of Torino Hut.
Checrouit
Hamlet
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Checrouit is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km south of Torino Hut.
Dolonne
Hamlet
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dolonne is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km south of Torino Hut.
Torino Hut
- Categories: building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.84512° or 45° 50′ 42″ northLongitude
6.93372° or 6° 56′ 1″ eastElevation
3,382 metres (11,096 feet)Open location code
8FQ8RWWM+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 148212583OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=alpine_hutWikidata ID
Q764686
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Satellite Map
Discover Torino Hut from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Torino Hut” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Torino Hut”
- French: “Refuge Torino”
- French: “Refuge Turin”
- German: “Helbronner Hütte”
- German: “Rifugio Torino”
- German: “Turiner Hütte”
- Italian: “rifugio Torino”
- Italian: “Rifugio Torino”
- Portuguese: “Refúgio Torino”
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Highlights include Mostra dei cristalli and Terrazza a 360°.
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