Rifugio Quintino Sella (Monviso)
| Rifugio Quintino Sella CAI hut category C |
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 Rifugio Quintino Sella above the Lago Grande di Viso |
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| location | Lake Grande di Viso; Province of Cuneo, Piedmont Region , Italy ; Valley location: Crissolo | |
| Mountain range | Cottian Alps | |
| Geographical location: | 44 ° 39 '56.5 " N , 7 ° 6' 35.2" E | |
| Altitude | 2640 m slm | |
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| owner | CAI - Monviso Section ( Saluzzo ) | |
| Built | 1905/2001 | |
| Construction type | hut | |
| Usual opening times | Mid June to late September | |
| accommodation | 83 beds, 0 camps | |
| Winter room | 22 bearings | |
| Web link | www.rifugiosella.it | |
The Rifugio Quintino Sella ( 2640 m slm ) is a mountain hut in the Cottian Alps in the northern Italian province of Cuneo , Piedmont region . The Rifugio des Club Alpino Italiano (CAI) belongs to the municipality of Crissolo (upper Potal , also called Valle Po ) and is located on the Lago Grande below the Monviso . It serves as a classic starting point for climbing Monviso via the normal route.
history
The rifugio was inaugurated on July 23, 1905 and named after Quintino Sella , the founder of the CAI. It was initially called Rifugio Quintino Sella al Lago Grande in order to distinguish it from the first, much smaller Rifugio Quintino Sella superiore , which stood in Vallone delle Forciolline ( 2950 m slm ) until 1932 . The rifugio has been expanded and modernized several times, most recently in 2001.
Transitions
- To the lower Rifugio Alpetto ( 2268 m ) in about 1¼ hours
- As part of the Giro del Monviso over the Passo Gallarino and the Passo di San Chiaffredo to the Rifugio Vallanta (5½ hours).
- Also on the Giro del Monviso, but in the opposite direction, via Pian del Re and Colle delle Traversette or Buco di Viso (oldest tunnel in the Alps) to the French Refuge du Viso (6 hours).
Mountaineering
- Monviso, 3841 m
- Viso Mozzo, 3019 m
- Punta Roma, 3070 m
- Punta Trento, 2970 m
- Punta Dante, 3166 m
- Cima delle Lobbie, 3015 m
literature
- Sabine Bade, Wolfram Mikuteit: Piedmont hiking . Michael-Müller-Verlag, Erlangen 2010, ISBN 978-3-89953-566-2
- Sabine Bade, Wolfram Mikuteit, Giro del Monviso - All around and all over the Re di Pietra region , Fernwege.de, Roxheim 2nd edition 2010, ISBN 978-3-941366-11-4
