Gran Paradiso GROUP - Features

• MISERIN LAKE 2576m
  Lake at the head of Champorcher Valley; on its shore there are a refuge and a sanctuary

• LAKES of MISERINO 2664m
  On the southern side of Vallone dell'Urtier, between Vallone di Acque Rosse and Colle dell'Arietta

• ACQUE ROSSE LAKES 2657m
  In the wild environment of the lonely Vallone di Acque Rosse

• LOIE LAKE 2346m
  At the foot of the northern end of the ridge between Valeille and Vallone di Bardoney

• Small LAKE of LAUSON 2654m
  
  Not far from Vittorio Sella refuge, at the beginning of the panoramic, but slightly exposed,
  traverse from Lauson basin to Herbetet huts, in view of the main summit of the range

• DJOUAN LAKES 2516m
  After Casolari di Orvieille, along the Royal Hunting Trail built by Vittorio Emanuele II

• Small LAKE of VALLONE delle MEYES 2589m
  
  Along the Royal Hunting Trail from Degioz to Piani del Nivolet

• LAKE of MONCORVE' 2713m 
  Near the Vittorio Emanuele II Refuge, in view of Ciarforon

• LAKES of NIVOLET 2526m / 2534m
  At the southern end of Piani del Nivolet, at the foot of Colle del Nivolet 2613m

• LAKES: ROSSET 2703m, LEITA' 2701m and TRE BECCHI 2722/2727m
  
  At the foot of a ridge including Punta Basei, Gran Vaudala and Taou Blanc, in a very panoramic location with respect
  to the heart of the Gran Paradiso range

• LACS du PELLAUD (or Laghetti del Li) 1810m
  Not far from the road connecting Bruil and Thumel

• TSANTALEINA (or GRANTA PAREI) LAKE 2710m
  At the foot of the East wall of Granta Parei

• GOLETTA LAKE 2700m
  
  Along the route connecting Rifugio Benevolo and Rifugio Bezzi through Col Bassac Deré;
  also if slightly out of the Park, it is worthy to be mentioned

• AGNEL 2284 m and SERRU' 2240 m LAKES

• lago di Ceresole Reale

• laghi di Comba

• laghi di Gias di Beu

• laghi di Ciamousseretto

• lago di Gay

• lago di Teleccio

• lago della Balma

• lago di Valsoera

• lago di Motta

• lago d'Eugio

• lago Nero

• lago Losere

• lago Gelato

• lago Lazin

• Lago Pian delle Mule

• Lago della Muanda

• Lago Valletta

REFUGES
Benevolo 2285 m Tel. +39 0165 74310		In Val di Rhemes: just above Alpe di Lavassey (accommodates sixty-one, five in the winter room)
Città di Chivasso 2604 m Tel. +39 0124 953150		Near Colle del Nivolet 2612m, at the end of the road from Ceresole Reale (accommodates thirty-four, six in the winter room)
Rifugio Savoia 2532 m Tel. +39 0165 94141		Near the western shore of the northern Lake of Nivolet, not far from Colle del Nivolet (accommodates fifty, five in the winter room)
Vittorio Emanuele II 2732 m Tel. +39 0165 95920		The old one and the new one, completed in 1884 and 1962, respectively. Near the small lake of Moncorvè (Valsavarenche) in view of the southbound range starting from Ciarforon; it is the starting point for the normal route to the Gran Paradiso summit 4061 m (accommodates 137, forty in the winter room)
Federico Chabod 2750m Tel. +39 0165 95574		In Valsavarenche: built in 1985 at the foot of Piccolo Paradiso, starting point for routes to Piccolo and Gran Paradiso, Becca di Montandaynè. It is directly connected by a trail to the Vittorio Emanuele II refuge (accommodates forty, sixteen in the winter room)
Vittorio Sella 2584m Tel. +39 0165 74310		In Valnontey (Cogne), Lauson basin: along the Mulattiera reale (Alta Via N. 2) starting from the village of Valnontey. Nowadays, because of a danger of landslides, the trail partially runs on the opposite side of the Gran Lauson brook with respect to the classical trail (accommodates 160, thirty in the winter room)
Sogno di Berdzè 2526m Tel. +39 3105206535		In the Vallone dell'Urtier: on the border of the Gran Paradiso National Park, at the foot of the Finestra di Champorcher (accommodates seventy-eight)
Rifugio Pontese 2217m Tel. +39 0124 800186		In Val di Piantonetto: at the beginning of the Piano delle Muande di Teleccio, above the Teleccio reservoir (accommodates sixty, ten in winter room)

BIVOUACS
Sebastiano and Renzo Sberna 3404m		Near Colle Orientale del Gran Neyron, at the foot of the West ridge of Herbetet 3778 m (sleeps six)
Mario Balzola 3477m		At Colle delle Clochettes, between La Grivola 3969m and Grivoletta 3514m (sleeps four)
Mario Gontier 2312m		In the middle of the meadows of Gran Nomenon, at the foot of the northern side of La Grivola 3969 m. This wonderful stone building (accommodates sixteen) is an unattended refuge.
Luciano Gratton 3203m		Nearby Colle del Pousset 3198 m, at the foot of Punta Rossa della Grivola 3630 m (sleeps nine)
Lionello and Lucio Leonessa 2910m		At the foot of Herbetet east ridge 3778 m (sleeps ten). The previous smaller barrel-vault bivouac was replaced in the Nineties.
Carlo Pol 3183m		Placed between the southern and the central ice flows of Ghiacciaio della Tribolazione at the head of Valnontey (sleeps four)
Ettore Grappein - Marcello Gèrard 3183m		Placed near the older Bivouac Pol (sleeps nine)
Stefano Borghi 2686m		At the foot of Gran Crou glacier, Valnontey (sleeps nine)
Alessandro Martinotti 2572m		On a ridge coming westwards from Roccia Viva, between Gran Crou and Money glaciers (sleeps four)
Money 2872m		On a panoramic rocky spur, at the end of a ridge separating Coupè di Money and Patrì glaciers (sleeps eight)
Guido Antoldi - Laura Malvezzi 2920m		On the eastern ridge of Torre di Sant'Andrea, at the head of Valeille. Two previous lower buildings were destroyed by avalanches (sleeps nine)
Pier Mario Davito 2360m		Near mountain huts of Lavinetta, inside Vallone di Lavina (sleeps four)
Gino Revelli 2610m		Near Pian delle Mule lake, inside Vallone di Ciardonei (sleeps six)
Gino Carpano 2865m		At the head of Vallone di Piantonetto, at the foot of the east side of Monte Nero (sleeps nine)
M. Pocchiola - G. Meneghello 2440m		At the head of Valsoera, on the shore of the Valsoera lake (sleeps fourteen)
Ivrea 2770 m		At the head of Vallone di Noaschetta, below Gay lake (sleeps nine)
Ettore and Margherita Giraudo 2630m		At the head of vallone del Roc, near Piatta Lake (sleeps six)
Pian della Ballotta 2470m		At the head of Valle dell'Orco, above Serrù lake. It is an unattended refuge (sleeps twelve)

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