Refuge du Châtelleret, Écrins National Park

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

#41 among attractions in Écrins National Park

Hiking, Alpine hut

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Facts and practical information

The Châtelleret hut is located in France in the Écrins massif on the commune of Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, between La Bérarde and the Promontoire hut. It overlooks the south face of La Meije.

This refuge was built on the same place where Pierre Gaspard bivouacked during the first ascent of Meije, in 1877.

The manager is the Comité départemental de l'Isère.

From La Bérarde the difference in altitude is 510 m for an ascent time of 2 hours.

Coordinates: 44°58'33"N, 6°17'58"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Meije, Aiguille Dibona, Grande Ruine, Roche Faurio.

2.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Meije, Écrins National Park
53 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.
2.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aiguille Dibona
74 min walk • The Aiguille Dibona, formerly called Pain de Sucre du Soreiller, is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps notable for its "astonishing triangular granite...
1.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grande Ruine, Écrins National Park
40 min walk • La Grande Ruine is a mountain in Hautes-Alpes, France. It belongs to the Massif des Écrins in the Dauphiné Alps and is located in the heart of the wilderness of the Écrins National Park roughly halfway between its illustrious neighbours Barre des Écrins and Meije.
3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Roche Faurio, Écrins National Park
94 min walk • Roche Faurio is a mountain of the Massif des Écrins in the Dauphiné Alps in Isère, France. It lies in front of the mighty north face of the Barre des Écrins and towers over the Glacier Blanc. The mountain lies inside the Écrins National Park.
2.7 miNE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Refuge de l'Aigle, Écrins National Park
70 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.
1.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Le Râteau, Écrins National Park
49 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.
3.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aiguille du Plat de la Selle
98 min walk • The Aiguille du Plat de la Selle, 3,596 m, is a mountain of the Massif des Écrins in the Dauphiné Alps in south-eastern France. Ascents of the mountain are via Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans or the Soreiller hut.
4.4 miSE
Towering peak with expansive views
Barre des Écrins, Écrins National Park
113 min walk • The Barre des Écrins is a mountain in the French Alps with a peak elevation of 4,102 metres. It is the highest peak of the Massif des Écrins and the Dauphiné Alps and the most southerly alpine peak in Europe that is higher than 4,000 metres.
2.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic Gaspard, Écrins National Park
55 min walk • Pic Gaspard is a mountain in the French Alps, one of the tallest in the Massif des Écrins. It was named in honor of the celebrated L'Oisans guide Pierre Gaspard, conqueror of La Meije on 16 August 1877 in the company of Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau.
2.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tête du Rouget
58 min walk • Tête du Rouget is a mountain in the French Alps, located in the Massif des Écrins. The mountain has a summit elevation of 3,418 m.
1.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Dauphiné Alps, Écrins National Park
32 min walk • The Dauphiné Alps are a group of mountain ranges in southeastern France, west of the main chain of the Alps. Mountain ranges within the Dauphiné Alps include the Massif des Écrins, Belledonne, the Taillefer range and the mountains of Matheysine.