Rifugio Carlo Franchetti, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park

Name: Rifugio Carlo Franchetti
Address: Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park, Italy

#17 among attractions in Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park

Hiking, Alpine hut

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Rifugio Carlo Franchetti, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park

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The Carlo Franchetti refuge is the highest mountain refuge among those located on the Gran Sasso of Italy, located at 2,433 meters above sea level, on the Teramo side of the massif, in the territory of the municipality of Pietracamela, above the locality of Prati di Tivo, wedged between the Corno Grande and Corno Piccolo, in the glacial valley known as Vallone delle Cornacchie.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 42°28'38"N, 13°33'55"E

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Rifugio Carlo Franchetti – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Corno Grande, Borexino, Calderone glacier, Gran Sasso d'Italia.

0.5 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Corno Grande, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
14 min walk • Corno Grande is the highest point in the Apennine Mountains, situated in Abruzzo, central Italy. Part of the Gran Sasso massif, it is the highest peak of the Italian Peninsula at 2,912 metres.
1.2 miS
Observatories and planetariums
Borexino, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
31 min walk • Borexino is a particle physics experiment to study low energy solar neutrinos. The detector is the world's most radio-pure liquid scintillator calorimeter.
1.1 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Calderone glacier, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
27 min walk • The Calderone glacier is a glacier located in the Apennine Mountains in Abruzzo, Italy. Found in the Gran Sasso d'Italia mountain group, it lies just beneath the Corno Grande, the highest peak in the Apennines.
1.1 miSW
Mountain popular for skiing and climbing
Gran Sasso d'Italia, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
27 min walk • Gran Sasso d'Italia is a massif in the Apennine Mountains of Italy. Its highest peak, Corno Grande, is the highest mountain in the Apennines, and the second-highest mountain in Italy outside the Alps.
~1580 ftNW
42°28'45"N • 13°33'36"E
Corno Piccolo, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
8 min walk • Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
1.4 miSW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Rifugio Garibaldi, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
35 min walk • The Giuseppe Garibaldi refuge is the oldest alpine refuge in Italy, located at 2,231 m above sea level in the Abruzzo Apennines, in the Gran Sasso d'Italia massif, at Campo Pericoli, in the municipality of Pietracamela, built in 1886 and named...

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Which popular attractions are close to Rifugio Carlo Franchetti?

Nearby attractions include Corno Piccolo, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park (8 min walk), Corno Grande, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park (14 min walk).

Rifugio Carlo Franchetti, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park

Facts and practical information

Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park plan & book

Rifugio Carlo Franchetti – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Corno Grande, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park

Borexino, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park

Calderone glacier, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park

Gran Sasso d'Italia, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park

Corno Piccolo, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park

Rifugio Garibaldi, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Rifugio Carlo Franchetti?