Refuge Elena

Refuge Elena, sometimes also refuge Hélène[1] (Italian: Refugio Elena) is a refuge in the Alps in Aosta Valley, Italy.

Refuge Elena
Refuge Elena
Rifuge Elena

Name

The refuge gains its name from that of a young shepherdess, Hélène, living with her father in the meadows of Pré-de-Bar.[2]

Location

It is located on the southern edge of the Mont Blanc massif at the eastern end of the Italian Val Ferret at an altitude of 2,062 metres. It is commonly used as an overnight stop for walkers undertaking the eleven-day Tour du Mont Blanc, and above the refuge the path crosses into Switzerland at the Col du Grand Ferret (2,537 m).[3]

It was built shortly before World War II, but destroyed by avalanche in 1960. It was rebuilt in 1995 and can be reached in an hour's walk from the valley car park at Arnouvaz.

References
  1. Bienvenu au site du Refuge Hélène
  2. "The story (in French)". www.rifugioelena.it. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. Reynolds, Kev (February 2015). Tour of Mont Blanc: Complete two-way trekking guide (4th ed.). Cicerone Press. ISBN 9781783621569.


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