Refuge de Chavan

Refuge de Chavan is a mountain hut in Bellevaux, Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,600 metres. Refuge de Chavan is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Col de Chavan, as well as near the peak Pointe de Chavasse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pointe de Chavasse and Col de Vésinaz.

Pointe de Chavasse

Peak

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Pointe de Chavasse at 2,012 m height is a mountain in the Chablais Alps in Haute-Savoie, France.

Col de Vésinaz

Mountain saddle

Photo: Toïlev, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Col de Vésinaz is a mountain saddle.

Pointe de Chalune

Peak

Photo: Sissssou, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Pointe de Chalune is a mountain in the Chablais Alps in Haute-Savoie, France.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mieussy and Les Gets.

Mieussy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It is a traditional Alpine farming village in the Vallée du Giffre, around 35 kilometers east of Geneva. Mieussy is situated 6 km southwest of Refuge de Chavan.

Les Gets

Photo: Jjt.pub, CC BY 3.0.

Les Gets is a commune in the department of Haute-Savoie, in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, southeastern France. The village's first single-person chair lift was opened in 1938 with the first chair lift on Mont Chéry in 1954.

Taninges

Village

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Taninges is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Taninges is a pleasant town of over 3000 people in the French Alps, about 35 km directly east-southeast of Geneva and close to the commune of Cluses. Taninges is situated 9 km south of Refuge de Chavan.

Refuge de Chavan

Type: Mountain hut
Categories: house, building, tourism, and accommodation
Location: Bellevaux, Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

46.18261° or 46° 10′ 57″ north

Longitude

6.56324° or 6° 33′ 48″ east

Elevation

1,600 metres (5,249 feet)

Levels

Roof shape

hipped

Operator

Claudius Felisaz

Open location code

8FR85HM7+27

OpenStreetMap ID

way 331351214

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=alpine_hut

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