Refuge de la Valmasque
Refuge de la Valmasque is a refuge in the Alps-Maritimes. It is located in the French National Parc Mercantour.Photo: Prouzet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monte Clapier and Mont Bégo.
Monte Clapier
Peak
Photo: Iros, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Monte Clapier is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, on the boundary between the province of Cuneo and the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur.
Mont Bégo
Peak
Photo: Brunooo, Public domain.
Mont Bégo is a mountain in the Mercantour massif of the Maritime Alps, in southern France, with an elevation of 2,872 metres. It is included in the Vallée des Merveilles. Mont Bégo is situated 4 km south of Refuge de la Valmasque.
Grand Capelet
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Capelet is a peak, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Refuge de la Valmasque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vallée des merveilles and Mine de Vallauria.
Vallée des merveilles
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Vallée des Merveilles, also known in Italian as the Valle delle Meraviglie, is a part of the Mercantour National Park in southern France. It holds the largest quantity of open-air Bronze Age petroglyphs in Europe, after Val Camonica in Italy, and is given special note for the area's inclusion for the European Diploma of Protected Areas. Vallée des merveilles is situated 5 km south of Refuge de la Valmasque.
Mine de Vallauria
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mine de Vallauria is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km southeast of Refuge de la Valmasque.
Refuge de la Valmasque
- Email: refugedevalmasque@ffcam.fr
- Type: Mountain hut
- Categories: building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
44.10815° or 44° 6′ 29″ northLongitude
7.44666° or 7° 26′ 48″ eastElevation
2,233 metres (7,326 feet)Operator
Club Alpin FrançaisOpen location code
8FP94C5W+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 192300091OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=alpine_hutWikidata ID
Q3423217
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Refuge de la Valmasque” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Refuge de la Valmasque”
- French: “refuge de la Valmasque”
- French: “Refuge de Valmasque”
- German: “Refuge de Valmasque”
- Italian: “rifugio della Valmasque”
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Highlights include Breche de la Charnassère and Cime de la Charnassère Est.
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