The Argentière Hut (
French: ''Refuge d'Argentière'') is a
refuge in the
Mont Blanc massif in the
Alps
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. Built in 1974 by the
Club Alpin Français
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, it is located above the north bank of the
Argentière Glacier in
France
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at an altitude of 2,691 meters above sea level.
The hut is wardened and has places for 120 people. It is most usually reached by means of the Grands Montets cable-car, and gives access to classic climbing routes on peaks such as 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 second highest summit of the Aiguille d'Argentière is the prominent rock-tower ''Flèche Rousse'' () south ...
,
Tour Noir
The Tour Noir is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif on the Swiss- French border. It is located between the Aiguille d'Argentière
The Aiguille d'Argentière () is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif, Mont Blanc massif on the border between ...
,
Les Courtes and the
Aiguille Verte
The Aiguille Verte (; ), which is French for "Green Needle", is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps.
It was first climbed on 29 June 1865 by Edward Whymper, Christian Almer and Franz Biner, a fortnight before the fateful fi ...
, as well as the steep ice routes of the north walls of the Triolet-Courtes-Droites-Verte chain of mountains.
References
External links
Argentière glacier and hut on French IGN mapping portal
Mountain huts in the Alps
Mountain huts in France
Buildings and structures in Chamonix
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