Almagellerhuette

Almagellerhuette

Almagellerhuette is located in Saas-valley in Valais/Switzerland. It is near the towns Saas Fee and Saas Almagell in a small high valley between the mountains Weissmies (4.023m) and Piz d´Andolla (3.653m) on the East-side of the Saas-valley. It is main-origin for trips to Weissmies via the South-Ridge.

Getting there:

• From Visp through the Saas-valley to Saas-Almagell. The are parking with costs in Saas-Almagell. But you can park for free at the street short before Saas-Almagell at a bridge.

Access:

• From Saas-Almagell via Almageller-Alp (524mH - 3,3km - 2h) to Almagellerhuette: 1224mH - 6,6km distance - 4h
  
• From Kreuzboden via Almageller-Alp (-230mH - 6,9km distance - 2h) to Almagellerhuette: -230mH/+700mH - 13,2km distance - 4,5h

Information about the hut:

• Hight: 2894m
  
• Phone hut: +41 27 957 11 79
  
• Phone renter Saas-Almagell: +41 27 957 35 14 or +41 79 607 44 35
  
• Phone hut (EMERGENCY): Paul Wittwer: +41 33 654 28 49
  
• Adress: Hugo Anthamatten (Hüttenwart) - Haus Antrona - 3905 Saas Almagell - Switzerland
  
• Hut opened: June - September
  
• Beds: 79 beds in the hut and 13 beds in the winter-room
  
• Winter-Room opened: the whole year
  
• Rates for overnight-stay:
  
  • SAC-Members or Members of Organisations with counterclaim: 22,- CHF
    
  • Young people from 7 to 20 years old: 16,- CHF
    
  • Children up to 6 years old: 8,- CHF
    
  • All other lodging guests older than 21 years: 39,- CHF
    
• Meals:
  
  • Breakfast: 10,- CHF
    
  • Halfboard: 32,- CHF
    
  • Tour-tea per bottle: 3,- CHF
    

Trips around Almagellerhuette:

• Weissmies via South Ridge: 1130mH - 3km - 4h
  
• Weissmies via South-West Ridge: 1130mH - 3,5km - 4h
  
• Zwischbergenpass: 370mH - 1,5km - 1h
  
• Piz d´Andolla from West: 4h
  
• Portjenhorn from WSW: 2h
  
• Mittelrueck: 2,5h
  
• Gondo via Zwischbergenpass: +370mH / -2.400mH - 18,5km distance - 7h
  

Climbing-Area of Dri Horlini:You reach this climbing-area in few minutes from the hut. There are ~20 routes.

TOPO Dri Horlini(copyright: www.almagellerhuette.ch)

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