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Mountain hut · CAF

Refuge du Couvercle

2,687 m
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Coordinates45.9111° N · 6.9603° E
OperatorCAF
AreaMont Blanc
Capacity~130 places
Seasonmid-June to mid-September
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Photo of Refuge du Couvercle
Photo: Jerome Bon from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0

Hut on a rocky shelf above the Mer de Glace, reached from Montenvers. Base for the Whymper Couloir on the Aiguille Verte, the Aiguille du Jardin and the SE side of the Grandes Jorasses.

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Routes from this hut
Aiguille Verte
  • Whymper Couloir (south face, easiest route)AD+
Aiguille du Jardin
  • Arête du Jardin from Couvercle / ArgentièreD-
Nearby peaks
Aiguille Verte4,122 mAiguille du Jardin4,035 mGrandes Jorasses — Pointe Walker4,208 m