Gonella Hut, Mont Blanc

Name: Gonella Hut
Address: Mont Blanc, Italy

#4 among attractions in Mont Blanc

Hiking, Alpine hut, Vernacular architecture

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The Gonella Hut is a high altitude mountain hut in the Aosta Valley in the Mont Blanc massif area of the Alps. It lies at an altitude of 3071 metres, above Val Veny near Courmayeur in Italy. The refuge is located on the Italian 'normal route' to Mont Blanc. ()

Local name: Rifugio Francesco Gonella Elevation: 10075 ftCoordinates: 45°49'9"N, 6°49'56"E

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Gonella Hut – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mont Maudit, Mont Blanc de Courmayeur, Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey, Durier Hut.

2.9 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Maudit, Mont Blanc
73 min walk • Mont Maudit is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy. The French name literally means "Cursed Mountain". Until the end of the 18th century, Mont Blanc and its satellite peaks were collectively known in French as the Montagne Maudite.
1.9 miE
Scenic Alps peak with hiking trails
Mont Blanc de Courmayeur, Mont Blanc
50 min walk • Mont Blanc de Courmayeur is a point on the south-east ridge of Mont Blanc that forms the peak of the massive south-east face of the mountain. It is connected to the main summit via the Col Major.
2.4 miE
Mont Blanc peak with extreme climbing
Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey, Mont Blanc
61 min walk • The Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif in Italy. It is considered the most difficult and serious of the alpine 4000-m mountains to climb.
1.1 miNW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Durier Hut, Mont Blanc
28 min walk • The Durier Hut is a mountain hut in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps. It is located in Haute-Savoie department of France on the French/Italian border at an altitude of 3358 m.
2.9 miE
Famous peak first climbed in 1930
Aiguille Noire de Peuterey, Mont Blanc
75 min walk • The Aiguille Noire de Peuterey is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif in Italy, forming part of the Peuterey ridge to the summit of Mont Blanc with its higher neighbour, the Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey.
2.4 miE
Buttress on the side of Mont Blanc
Grand Pilier d'Angle, Mont Blanc
60 min walk • The Grand Pilier d'Angle is a buttress on the southern side of Mont Blanc in the Mont Blanc massif in the Aosta Valley, Italy.
1.6 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Punta Baretti, Mont Blanc
40 min walk • Punta Baretti is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif in the Val d'Aosta, Italy.
1.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aiguille de Tré la Tête
49 min walk • The Aiguille de Tré-la-Tête is a mountain in the south of the Mont Blanc massif. Its highest point, the central southeast pinnacle, is 3,930 metres above sea level and is located in Italy. Only the northwest pinnacle is situated on the border with France. It forms a chain with the Dômes de Miage.
1.3 miNE
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Mont Blanc massif, Mont Blanc
33 min walk • The Mont Blanc massif is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end. It contains eleven major independent summits, each over 4,000 metres in height. It is named after Mont Blanc, the highest point in western Europe and the European Union.
1.6 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Brouillard, Mont Blanc
41 min walk • Mont Brouillard is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the Val d'Aosta, Italy, being a satellite peak on the south ridge of Mont Blanc.
1.9 miSE
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Miage Glacier, Mont Blanc
48 min walk • The Miage Glacier is a debris-covered glacier in the upper Aosta Valley, in northwestern Italy.