The Refuge Albert Premier is a high altitude refuge at 2702 meters right next to the Glacier du Tour. It is a popular jump off point for mountaineering in the Mont Blanc Massif and in winter it is also popular for ski touring and ski mountaineering. The refuge is named after the Belgian King Albert who was an alpinism enthusiast. The Refuge is open both in summer and winter and offers food and snacks and accommodation. Considering its altitude, its pretty impressive that the menu includes items like tartiflette, croute, a variety of salads and even a home-made foie-gras! Dogs are not allowed in the refuge. Check their website for up to date details on their opening dates and to make online bookings.
The easiest way to reach the Refuge Albert 1er is to take the Charamillon gondola from Le Tour lift to the mid station and then take the Autannes chair lift to the end station. From there its roughly 500 meters of elevation gain to the refuge. We got a detailed trail description for this trail which also describes alternate routes for getting to the refuge and back down to Le Tour.
Refuge Albert 1er Photos
Below are all the photos we have in our Chamonix Photos collection for this point of interest. All our photos are tagged with the GPS coordinates and linked to the trails that you can take to find the location where the photo was taken. So if you want to see the full details for a specific photo then just click on it.
Hiking & Running Trails to Refuge Albert 1er
All the trails and points of interest around Chamonix on our website are linked to each other so you can easily pick trails that cover the things you would like to see or visit sights that are nearby and can easily be combined with your target destination. These are the hiking and trail running trails and points of interest linked to Refuge Albert 1er
Points of Interests near Refuge Albert 1er
Where is Refuge Albert 1er?
Longitude:
6.98665102164756
Latitude:
45.99666335221503
​Below you will find the location of Refuge Albert 1er on the map. You can also click the button to show the nearby trails and points of interests that are listed above on the same map. Another option is to visit our interactive map that shows Refuge Albert 1er and everything else that is listed on our website.
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Refuge Albert 1er is only one of many refuges around Chamonix. We got many more we would love to show you and many more you should visit! To view all the other refuges and mountain accommodations we cover on our website, you can visit our Refuges around Chamonix page or view all the mountain accommodations around Chamonix on our interactive map
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