Dix Hut

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The Dix Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located south of Hérémence in the canton of Valais. The hut lies above the Cheilon Glacier, at a height of 2,928 metres above sea level, approximately halfway between the Lac des Dix and the Mont Blanc de Cheilon. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 46°0'40"N, 7°25'3"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Mont Blanc de Cheilon, Pigne d'Arolla, Vignettes Hut, Rosablanche.

1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Blanc de Cheilon
31 min walk • Mont Blanc de Cheilon is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located in the Swiss canton of Valais. The mountain lies between the valleys of Bagnes and Arolla.
2.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pigne d'Arolla
58 min walk • Pigne d'Arolla is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. The first ascent was made by A. W. Moore and Horace Walker with the guide Jakob Anderegg on 9 July 1865. It is commonly climbed as part of the Haute Route.
3.2 miSE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Vignettes Hut
81 min walk • The Vignettes Hut is an alpine hut, located south of Arolla in the Swiss canton of Valais. It lies at a height of 3,160 metres above sea level, at the foot of the Pigne d'Arolla and near the Col de Chermotane in the Pennine Alps.
4.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rosablanche
117 min walk • The Rosablanche is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking the Lac des Dix in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range between the valleys of Bagnes and Hérémence, north of Le Pleureur.
2.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
La Ruinette
60 min walk • La Ruinette is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking the Lake of Mauvoisin in the canton of Valais. With an altitude of 3,875 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit between the Grand Combin and the Dent Blanche.
1.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
La Luette
37 min walk • La Luette is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located between the valleys of Bagnes and Hérens in the canton of Valais. It lies just south of Le Pleureur.
3.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Mauvoisin
98 min walk • Lac de Mauvoisin is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The reservoir is formed by the Mauvoisin Dam, which is 250 metres high. The dam is currently the 11th highest in the world, and the 6th highest arch dam. It was built in 1951–1957, and raised by 13.5 metres in 1991.
4.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe de Vouasson
107 min walk • The Pointe de Vouasson is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Lac des Dix in the canton of Valais. It lies between the valleys of Hérémence and Arolla, north of the Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla.
1.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
La Cassorte
48 min walk • La Cassorte is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Arolla in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range between the Lac des Dix and the Val d'Arolla, south of the Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla.
3.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla
84 min walk • The Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla are a multi-summited mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Arolla in the canton of Valais. The main summit has an elevation of 3,646 metres above sea level.
4.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Petit Mont Collon
104 min walk • The Petit Mont Collon is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Arolla in the canton of Valais. It lies south of the Col de Chermotane and west of Mont Collon.