Margherita Hut
The Margherita Hut is a mountain hut belonging to the Italian Alpine Club, located on the summit of Punta Gnifetti of Monte Rosa, a mountain massif of the Alps lying near the border between Italy and Switzerland.Photo: Hejkal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mountain hut
- Description: mountain hut located on the Signalkuppe of Monte Rosa in the Alps
- Also known as: “Cabane Reine Marguerite” and “Rifugio Capanna Regina Margherita”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Signalkuppe and Dufourspitze.
Signalkuppe
Peak
Photo: RobyPozz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Signalkuppe also known as Punta Gnifetti is a peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa. The mountain is named after 'the Signal', a prominent gendarme atop the east ridge, named Cresta Signal.
Dufourspitze
Peak
Photo: TobiasBender, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dufourspitze is the highest peak of Monte Rosa, an ice-covered mountain massif in the Alps. Dufourspitze is the highest mountain of both Switzerland and the Pennine Alps and is also the second-highest mountain of the Alps and Western Europe, after Mont Blanc.
Zumsteinspitze
Peak
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Zumsteinspitze is a peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa. The summit lies between the Dufourspitze and the Signalkuppe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Staffa and Isella.
Staffa
Village
Photo: Puntin1969, CC BY 2.0.
Staffa is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of Margherita Hut.
Isella
Neighborhood
Photo: SAB983, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Isella is a neighborhood, which is situated 9 km northeast of Margherita Hut.
Stafal
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 it.
Stafal is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km southwest of Margherita Hut.
Margherita Hut
- Categories: building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: Macugnaga, Verbania, Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.92707° or 45° 55′ 38″ northLongitude
7.87702° or 7° 52′ 37″ eastElevation
4,554 metres (14,941 feet)Operator
CAI Varallo SesiaOpen location code
8FQ9WVGG+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 149862629OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=alpine_hutWikidata ID
Q373275
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Tosk Albanian—“Margherita Hut” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Capanna Regina Margherita”
- Dutch: “cabane Reine Marguerite”
- Dutch: “Margheritahut”
- French: “cabane Reine Marguerite”
- French: “Cabane Reine-Marguerite”
- French: “refuge Reine Marguerite”
- German: “Capanna Regina Margherita”
- German: “Margheritahütte”
- Hungarian: “Capanna Regina Margherita”
- Italian: “capanna Regina Margherita”
- Italian: “Capanna Regina Margherita”
- Portuguese: “Cabana Rainha Margarida”
- Spanish: “Refugio Margherita”
- Swiss German: “Capanna Regina Margherita”
- Tosk Albanian: “Capanna Regina Margherita”
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