Le Refuge du Lautaret

Le Refuge du Lautaret is a building in Le Monêtier-les-Bains, Arrondissement of Briançon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Le Refuge du Lautaret is situated near the evergreen forest Forêt domaniale de la Guisane, as well as near the hamlet Col du Lautaret.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Col du Galibier and Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret.

Col du Galibier

Mountain saddle

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The Col du Galibier is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the eighth highest paved road in the Alps, and recurrently the highest point of the Tour de France. Col du Galibier is situated 2½ km north of Le Refuge du Lautaret.

Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret

Garden

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The Lautaret Alpine Garden is an alpine botanical garden located at 2100 metres altitude in the Col du Lautaret of the Dauphiné Alps, near Villar-d'Arêne, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret is situated 1½ km southwest of Le Refuge du Lautaret.

Sommet du Santin - Serre Orel

Scenic viewpoint

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Sommet du Santin - Serre Orel is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Le Refuge du Lautaret.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Col du Lautaret and Le Lauzet.

Col du Lautaret

Hamlet

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Col du Lautaret is a high mountain pass in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It marks the boundary between the valleys of the Romanche and the Guisane, a tributary of the Durance which has its source at the col.