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The Mischabel Hut (
The Mischabel Hut (German
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: ''Mischabelhütte'') 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 ...
of the Academic Alpine Club of Zurich, located west of Saas Fee
Saas-Fee () is the main village in the Saastal, or the Saas Valley, and is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
The village is situated on a high mountain plateau at 1,800 meters (5,900 feet), surrounded ...
in the canton of Valais
Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the S ...
. It lies at a height of above sea level near the Hohbalmgletscher glacier, on the eastern flanks of the Dom Dom or DOM may refer to:
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and the Lenzspitze
The Lenzspitze is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It is the southernmost peak on the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly north–south, north of Dom in the Mischabel range, above the resort of Saas Fee to the east, ...
in the Mischabel group.
The hut is accessible to experienced hikers from Saas Fee (4 hours), with a marked trail and fixed ropes. The Mischabel Hut is used to climb the Lenzspitze, the Nadelhorn
The Nadelhorn (4,327 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It is the highest point on the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly north–south above the resort of Saas-Fee to the east, and the Mattertal to the west. Its t ...
and the Hohberghorn.
See also
*List of buildings and structures above 3000 m in Switzerland
This is a list of buildings and infrastructures above in Switzerland. As this height approximately corresponds to the level of the climatic snow line in the Alps, infrastructures located above it are generally subject to harsh weather conditions a ...
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