User:Nick Moyes/sandbox/Gouter
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Quick Facts Goûter Hut, Country ...
Goûter Hut | |
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Country | France |
Administrative district | Haute-Savoie |
Mountain range | Mont Blanc massif |
Administration | |
Hut type | CAF |
Owner | Club Alpin Francais |
Website | refugedugouter |
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The Goûter Hut (French: Refuge du Goûter) is a high mountain hut in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps. It is located at a height of 3,835 metres (12,582 ft) on the Arete du Goûter in the municipality of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains in France. It overlooks the Glacier de Bionnassay, and is the highest wardened mountain hut in France.[1] It is an important staging post for mountaineers attempting to climb to the summit of Mont Blanc via the very popular Goûter Route.[1][2] The hut has been rebuilt and expanded a number of times over the last 150 years as its popularity as a mountaineering base has increased. There have been numerous deaths and injuries sustained by climbers on the access route to the hut.