Rifugio Dondena
| Rifugio Dondena Refuge Dondénaz |
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 The Dondénaz refuge. |
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| Mountain range | Graian Alps | |
| Geographical location: | 45 ° 36 '43 " N , 7 ° 33' 6" E | |
| Altitude | 2192 m slm | |
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| owner | Private | |
| Built | 1863 | |
| Construction type | hut | |
| Usual opening times | June to September | |
| accommodation | 80 beds, 0 camps | |
| Winter room | 6 bearings | |
| Web link | www.rifugidellarosa.it | |
The Rifugio Dondena (French Refuge Dondénaz ) is a refuge in the Aosta Valley in the Graian Alps . It is located at an altitude of 2192 m on the Dondénaz dessus site within the commune of Champorcher . The hut is open from mid-June to mid-September and offers sleeping places for 80 mountaineers during this time.
The refuge is located on high path no. 2 in the Aosta Valley .
rise
From Champorcher you drive towards the Mont Avic National Park. At the end of the road, which ends as a gravel road, there is a parking lot.
The entire route from the parking lot at Dondenaz to the refuge is about 15 minutes, without any difficulties. Alternatively, from the Chardonney district, you can follow the high path no. 2 of the Aosta Valley. From there, the pure walking time is 3 hours.
history
The refuge was opened in 1863 and served Viktor Emanuel II as a hunting lodge.
Tour possibilities
Transitions
- Transition to the Rifugio Sogno di Berdzé al Péradzà - ( 2526 m ) over the Fenêtre de Champorcher pass ( 2827 m )
- Transition to the Rifugio Miserin refuge - ( 2588 m )
- Transition to the Rifugio Barbustel refuge - ( 2132 m ) via the Col Füssi ( 2912 m ) and the Mont Glacier ( 3186 m )
Summit tours
The following peaks can be reached from the hut:
- Rosa dei Banchi (French: Rose des bancs ) - 3164 m
- Bec Raty - 2382 m
- Tête des Hommes - 2618 m
- Mont Glacier - 3186 m
- Mont Délaz - 3139 m
- Mont de Dondénaz - 2543 m
- Mont Rascias - 2783 m
Web links
literature
- Gerd Klotz: Gran Paradiso. Area guide for hikers, mountaineers and climbers. 6th, revised edition, Bergverlag Rother, Munich (ie: Ottobrunn) 2005, ISBN 3-7633-2407-0 .