Gnifetti Hut
Italian mountain hut
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The Gnifetti Hut (Italian: Capanna Giovanni Gnifetti) is a refuge in the Pennine Alps in Aosta Valley, Italy. It is located at an altitude of 3,647 metres (11,965 ft), and provides access to mountaineers climbing any of the fifteen nearby 4,000 metre high summits of the Monte Rosa massif, and gives access to high-level glacier routes as well as to the Margherita Hut, located on the Signalkuppe. [1][2]
| Capanna Giovanni Gnifetti | |
|---|---|
 Gnifetti Hut, 2012 | |
  Capanna Giovanni Gnifetti | |
| Coordinates | 45°53′59″N 7°51′00″E |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Aosta Valley |
| Mountain range | Monte Rosa |
| Location | Garstelet Glacier |
| Elevation | 3,647 m (11,965 ft) |
| Construction | |
| Built in | 1876 |
| Administration | |
| Hut type | CAI hut |
| Owner | Club Alpino Italiano |
| Website | www |
| Facilities | |
| Total bedspaces (incl. winter room) | 176 |
| Winter room | 4 |
| Footnotes | |
| Hut reference | CAI (ital.) |
The refuge is named after Italian mountaineer and parish priest from Alagna Valsesia, Giovanni Gnifetti.[3]
