– Lat/Long: 45.97° N 7.65° E

Rifugio Carrel – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information

Rifugio Carrel Guide

  • Elevation: 3829
  • Difficulty: -
  • Best months to climb: July, August, September
  • Convenient center: Zermatt, Switzerland

Refuge Jean-Antoine Carrel is a mountain refuge, located on the south-west ridge of the Matterhorn, near the Swiss border. The mountain hut was named after Jean-Antoine Carrel who made the first ascent of the Matterhorn via the south-west ridge.

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10 other mountain peaks closest to Rifugio Carrel:

1. Pic Tyndall (4241 m) 0.5 km
2. Matterhorn (4478 m) 0.9 km
3. Picco Muzio (4187 m) 1.1 km
4. Bivacco Enzo e Nino Benedetti (3497 m) 1.3 km
5. Solvay Hut (4033 m) 1.3 km
6. Solvaybiwak SAC (4003 m) 1.3 km
7. Rifugio Duca Degli Abruzzi (2802 m) 1.6 km
8. Bivacco Bossi (3345 m) 1.6 km
9. Lonza Biwak (2973 m) 1.8 km
10. Bivacco Novella (3695 m) 2.1 km