The Saleina Hut ( French: ''Cabane de Saleina'', formerly spelled ''Saleinaz'') is a

mountain hut A mountain hut is a building located high in the mountains, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers and hikers. Mountain huts are usually operated by an Alpine Club or some organization d ...

in the

Swiss Alps The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps (german: Schweizer Alpen, french: Alpes suisses, it, Alpi svizzere, rm, Alps svizras), represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss ...

at 2,691 meters above sea level. It can be reached from the

Val Ferret Val Ferret is the name shared by two valleys separated by the Col Ferret, a pass on the border between Italy and Switzerland. The valleys lie southeast of Mont Blanc Massif. The Swiss valley drains northeast towards Orsières and on into the Rh� ...

. The hut lies above the Saleina Glacier near the

Aiguille d'Argentière The Aiguille d'Argentière () is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif, Mont Blanc massif on the border between France and Switzerland. The first ascent of the mountain was by a United Kingdom, British party comprising Edward Whymper and A. Reill ...

in the

Mont Blanc Massif The Mont Blanc massif (french: Massif du Mont-Blanc; it, Massiccio del Monte Bianco) is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end. It contains eleven major indepen ...

, and has places for 48 people and is wardened between mid-June to mid-September.

External links

Web page of the Swiss Alpine ClubCabane de Saleina on French IGN mapping portal
Mountain huts in Switzerland Mountain huts in the Alps {{Valais-geo-stub