Couvercle Hut
Refuge du Couvercle is a refuge in the Alps. Couvercle Hut has an elevation of 2,683 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jerome Bon, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Jerome Bon, CC BY 2.0.
- Email: resas@ffcam.fr
- Type: Mountain hut
- Description: Mountain hut in France
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moine Glacier and Aiguille du Moine.
Charpoua Hut
Mountain hut
The Charpoua Hut is a refuge in the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps. Built in 1904, it is located above the north bank of the Mer de Glace under the southwest side of the Aiguille Verte at an altitude of 2,841 meters above sea level. Charpoua Hut is situated 1½ km northwest of Couvercle Hut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bivacco di Fréboudze and Les Praz.
Bivacco di Fréboudze
Locality
Photo: Elena Tartaglione, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bivacco di Fréboudze is a locality, which is situated 6 km southeast of Couvercle Hut.
Les Praz
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les-Praz-de-Chamonix is a mountain village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix. Altitude: 1060 m. Les Praz is situated 7 km northwest of Couvercle Hut.
Col du Chardonnet
Locality
Photo: Panoraman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Col du Chardonnet is a locality, which is situated 7 km northeast of Couvercle Hut.
Couvercle Hut
- Categories: building, tourism, hut, and accommodation
- Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.91023° or 45° 54′ 37″ northLongitude
6.9653° or 6° 57′ 55″ eastElevation
2,683 metres (8,802 feet)Inception
August 29th, 1932Levels
2Operator
Club alpin françaisOpen location code
8FQ8WX68+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 41222110OpenStreetMap feature
building=hutOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=alpine_hutOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledWikidata ID
Q795215
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Couvercle Hut” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Refuge du Couvercle”
- French: “refuge du Couvercle”
- French: “Refuge du Couvercle”
- German: “Refuge du Couvercle”
- Italian: “refuge du Couvercle”
- Italian: “Refuge du Couvercle”
- Japanese: “クーベルクル小屋”
- Portuguese: “Refúgio do Couvercle”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Contrefort du Moine and Tete du Couvercle.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Couvercle Hut”. Photo: Jerome Bon, CC BY 2.0.