Berghutten in Zermatt

Zermatt Alpine Huts

This collection features high-altitude accommodations surrounding Zermatt, ranging from the modern, sustainable Monte Rosa Hut to the Capanna Regina Margherita—Europe’s highest building at 4,554 meters. These sites include both full-service Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) huts and remote emergency bivouacs like the Solvay Hut on the Matterhorn’s Hörnli ridge. They serve as essential staging points for mountaineers tackling the 4,000-meter peaks of the Pennine Alps, offering basic lodging amidst glaciers and steep rock faces.

Zermatt Alpine Huts — Kaart

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Margherita Hut

The Margherita Hut is a mountain hut belonging to the Italian Alpine Club, located on the summit of Punta Gnifetti of Monte Rosa, a…

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Monte Rosa Hut

The Monte Rosa Hut is a mountain hut located near Zermatt on the Monte Rosa massif and above the Grenzgletscher sitting on a glacier-free…

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Hörnlihütte

Located at 3,260 meters, this hut serves as the primary base camp for climbers attempting the Matterhorn via the Hörnli ridge.

Gac / Public domain

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Refuge du Théodule

Refuge du Théodule is a refuge in the Pennine Alps located at the Theodulpass between the Mattertal and Valtournanche in the Aosta Valley,…

Gac / Public domain

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Refuge Jean-Antoine Carrel

Refuge Jean-Antoine Carrel is a refuge in the Alps at an altitude of 3,830m in Aosta Valley, Italy.

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Gandegg Hut

The Gandegg Hut is an alpine hut, located above Zermatt in the canton of Valais.

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Solvay Hut

The Solvay Hut or Solvay Bivouac is a mountain hut located on the north-eastern ridge of the Matterhorn, near Zermatt in the canton of…

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Bivacco Città di Gallarate

A high-altitude bivouac box situated at 3,969 meters, just below the summit of Jägerhorn in the Monte Rosa massif.

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Bivacco Paolo Perelli Cippo

Situated at 3,503 meters on the Col des Grandes Murailles, providing basic shelter on the ridge between Italy and Switzerland.

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Bivacco Enzo e Nino Benedetti

A high-altitude shelter located at 3,510 meters on the Col de Tournanche, used by mountaineers traversing the Italian-Swiss border.

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Bivacco Novella

Located at 3,520 meters on the watershed ridge between the Valtournenche and Zermatt valleys.

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Bivacco Oreste Bossi

Managed by CAI Gallarate, this 3,345-meter bivouac at Colle del Breuil serves climbers on the Matterhorn's Furggen ridge.

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Bivacco Rossi e Volante

A 3,750-meter bivouac located on the Schwarztor pass between the peaks of Pollux and Roccia Nera.

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Arbenbiwak

An unmanaged SAC bivouac at 3,224 meters, primarily used by climbers tackling the Matterhorn's west face or the Arbengrat.

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Bivacco Benedetti

High-altitude emergency shelter located at 3,510 meters on the Col de Tournanche.

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Schönbiel Hut

The Schönbiel Hut is a mountain hut located north of the Matterhorn. It is situated at 2,694 metres above sea level, north of the Zmutt…