Refuge du Promontoire, Écrins National Park

Name: Refuge du Promontoire
Address: Écrins National Park, France

#45 among attractions in Écrins National Park

Hiking, Alpine hut

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Refuge du Promontoire is a refuge in the Alps located in France in the massif des Ecrins, it is just build on rock in front of the South face of La Meije. It's the starting point of the famous crossing of La Meije, which is known to be one of the most beautiful mountain run into the Alps. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 44°59'54"N, 6°18'18"E

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Refuge du Promontoire – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Meije, Refuge de l'Aigle, Le Râteau, Brèche de la Meije.

0.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Meije, Écrins National Park
13 min walk • La Meije is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins range, located at the border of the Hautes-Alpes and Isère départements. It overlooks the nearby village of La Grave, a mountaineering centre and ski resort, well known for its off-piste and extreme skiing possibilities, and also dominates the view west of the Col du Lautaret.
1.3 miNE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Refuge de l'Aigle, Écrins National Park
34 min walk • Refuge de l'Aigle is a refuge in the Alps in France. It opened in 1910 and was renovated during the summer 2014, and therefore closed between September 2013 and August 2014.
1.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Le Râteau, Écrins National Park
28 min walk • Le Râteau is a mountain in the French Alps. Located in the Massif des Écrins, the mountain is 3,809 metres tall. The mountain overlooks the valley of the Romanche river and the village of La Grave to the north. The summit is very close to Meije, which is separated by a ridge.
0.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Brèche de la Meije, Écrins National Park
13 min walk • The Brèche de la Meije is a high mountain pass in the Dauphiné Alps in Savoie in southeastern France. It is in the massif of Écrins in the Écrins National Park. It is an easy climb and an excellent starting course. The climb from the bivouac to the foot of the glacier of Etançons takes 2½ hour.
1.4 miSE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Refuge du Pavé 2841, Écrins National Park
37 min walk • The refuge du Pavé is a refuge located in the Écrins massif, in France, at 2 841 m of altitude, at the foot of the Pavé and the Gaspard peak, and at the edge of the Pavé lake. The old hut was destroyed by an avalanche and a new one was built in...