Gonella Hut | |
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Rifugio Francesco Gonella Refuge Francesco Gonella | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,071 m (10,075 ft) |
Coordinates | 45°49′09″N 006°49′56″E / 45.81917°N 6.83222°E |
Geography | |
The Gonella Hut (French: Refuge Francesco Gonella; Italian: Rifugio Francesco Gonella), sometimes called in Italian Rifugio del Dôme[1] or in French Refuge du Dôme ("Dôme Hut"), is a high elevation mountain hut in the Aosta Valley in the Mont Blanc massif area of the Alps. It lies at an elevation of 3071 metres, above Val Veny near Courmayeur in Italy. The refuge is located on the Italian normal route to Mont Blanc.[2] [3] [4]