Almageller Hut

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Amageller Hut
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Amageller Hut
Coordinates 46°06′27″N8°00′28″E / 46.1075°N 8.007639°E / 46.1075; 8.007639
Country Switzerland
State/territory Valais
Location Wysstal
Elevation2,894 m (9,495 ft)
Construction
Built in1984
DesignRifugio
Administration
Owner SAC section Niesen
Website almagellerhuette.ch
Facilities
Total bedspaces
(incl. winter room)		140
Winter room9
Opening timesMid-June to end of September
Accessibility
Accessed byHiking trails from Saas Almagell, approx. 4.5 h

The Almageller Hut is an Alpine mountain hut belonging to the Niesen section of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC). It is located in the Valais Alps, in the Wysstal subvalley of the Almagellertal below the Dri Horlini. The valley town is Saas-Almagell in Valais.

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Built in 1984, the Almageller Hut is the SAC's newest hut that does not replace an older hut (cf. the Monte Rosa Hut, opened in 2009). [1]

The Almageller Hut is a base camp for the popular glacier-free approach to the Weissmies via the Zwischbergen Pass (3,268 m) and the Weissmies South Ridge. [2] [3] [4] The Saas Almagell-Gondo hike via the Zwischbergen Pass is also possible as a two-day tour.

Access

The hut can be reached from Saas Almagell via various routes in about 4.5 hours. The most popular is the mule track, which is paved with rough stone slabs for long stretches between the Almagelleralp mountain restaurant (2,194 m) and the hut. [5] [6]

The ascent can be shortened by about 45 minutes by taking the cable car to Furggstalden (1,901 m). An adventure trail also begins at Furggstalden, which requires a head for heights. [5]

Nearby huts

See also

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "Almagellerhütte : 1984-2014 - Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek". www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  2. ↑ "Almageller hut". www.saas-fee.ch. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  3. ↑ "Climbing the 4000 meter Weissmies Southeast Ridge from Saas Almagell". ALPSinsight. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  4. ↑ "Weissmies : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  5. 1 2 "Approach – Almagellerhütte SAC". almagellerhuette.ch. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  6. ↑ "SAC Route Portal". Swiss Alpine Club SAC. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
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