The Chanrion Hut French: (Cabane de Chanrion ) is a
mountain hut
A mountain hut is a building located at high elevation, in mountainous terrain, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineering, mountaineers, climbing, climbers and Hiking, hikers. Mountain huts are us ...
located in the upper
Val de Bagnes
Val de Bagnes, also called the Vallée de Bagnes (German: Bangital or Baniental) is a valley located in the Entremont District in the Canton of Valais of Switzerland.
Geography
Val de Bagnes is traversed by the Drance de Bagnes. In the upper ...
in the
canton of
Valais
Valais ( , ; ), more formally, the Canton of Valais or Wallis, is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion, Switzer ...
in
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. It lies in an isolated area south of
Lac de Mauvoisin at an altitude of 2,462 metres, at the foot of
Pointe d'Otemma. The easiest access is from the north (road to Mauvoisin).
The hut is owned by the
Swiss Alpine Club
The Swiss Alpine Club (, , , ) is the largest mountaineering club in Switzerland. It was founded in 1863 in Olten and it is now composed of 110 sections with 174,726 members (2023). These include the Association of British Members of the Swiss ...
.
External links
Chanrion Hut on SAC websiteOfficial siteChanrion Hut on mountwiki.com
Mountain huts in Switzerland
Mountain huts in the Alps
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