Margherita Hut

Margherita Hut
The Margherita Hut on Punta Gnifetti
Margherita Hut is located in Italy
Margherita Hut
Margherita Hut
Coordinates45°55′54″N 7°52′03″E / 45.93167°N 7.86750°E / 45.93167; 7.86750
CountryItaly
Administrative
district
Piedmont
Mountain rangeAlps
LocationPunta Gnifetti
Elevation4,554 m (14,941 ft)
Construction
Built in1893 (131 years ago)
Built byItalian Alpine Club
Built forMedical research
Administration
Hut typeCAI hut Category I
OwnerItalian Alpine Club
Facilities
Total bedspaces
(incl. winter room)
70
Winter room12
Opening timesEarly June to early September
Accessibility
Accessed byMountaineering
Monte Rosa massif, with Signalkuppe and Margherita Hut (visible on second skyline peak from the left)
Margherita Hut visible in full length from the side

The Margherita Hut (Italian: Capanna Regina Margherita, French: Cabane reine Marguerite) is a mountain hut belonging to the Italian Alpine Club, located on the summit of Punta Gnifetti (Signalkuppe) of Monte Rosa, a mountain massif of the Alps lying near the border between Italy and Switzerland. At 4,554 metres (14,941 ft) above sea level, it is the highest building in Europe. It was originally opened in 1893 as a research station for high altitude medicine which it still is, but also serves as a simply equipped mountain hut for alpinists.