Leschaux Hut
The Leschaux Hut is a refuge in the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps. It is located at 2,431 m on the north side of the Glacier de Leschaux – a tributary of the Mer de Glace.- Type: Mountain hut
- Description: building
- Also known as: “Refuge de Leschaux”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glacier de Leschaux and Pierre-Joseph Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bivacco di Fréboudze and Col du Chardonnet.
Bivacco di Fréboudze
Locality
Photo: Elena Tartaglione, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bivacco di Fréboudze is a locality, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Leschaux Hut.
Col du Chardonnet
Locality
Photo: Panoraman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Col du Chardonnet is a locality, which is situated 8 km north of Leschaux 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 9 km northwest of Leschaux Hut.
Leschaux Hut
- Categories: sports venue, building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.89486° or 45° 53′ 42″ northLongitude
6.98097° or 6° 58′ 52″ eastElevation
2,447 metres (8,028 feet)Operator
Club Alpin FrançaisOpen location code
8FQ8VXVJ+W9OpenStreetMap ID
way 97321426OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=alpine_hutWikidata ID
Q1578333
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Leschaux Hut” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Refuge de Leschaux”
- French: “Refuge de Leschaux (2431M)”
- French: “refuge de Leschaux”
- French: “Refuge de Leschaux”
- German: “Refuge de Leschaux”
- Italian: “refuge de Leschaux”
- Italian: “Refuge de Leschaux”
- Italian: “Rifugio di Leschaux”
- Portuguese: “Refúgio de Leschaux”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Altisurface du Glacier de Talèfre and Aiguille de Talefre - Pierre à Joseph.
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