Rifugio Bagnour

Rifugio Bagnour is a mountain hut (rifugio) in the Cottian Alps of the northern Italian province of Cuneo, in the Piedmont region. It sits at an elevation of 2,017 metres above sea level beside Lago Bagnour, in the middle of the Bosco dell'Alevè, a Swiss pine (Zirbelkiefer) forest covering 825 hectares that is among the largest of its kind in the Alps. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Pontechianale in the upper Varaita Valley (Valle Varaita). The building was constructed in 1941 by the forest administration. After a complete renovation carried out by the Comunità Montana Valle Varaita, a mountain-area community authority, the hut was opened in 2004. It is operated during the summer months, serving hikers and mountaineers in the surrounding alpine terrain. As a stop on the Giro del Monviso long-distance route, the hut allows the stage between Rifugio Quintino Sella and Rifugio Vallanta to be split. The rifugio is documented in hiking literature, including Sabine Bade and Wolfram Mikuteit's 2009 guide to the Giro del Monviso. Its official website is rifugiobagnour.it.

The Rifugio Bagnour was built in 1941 by the forest administration (Forstverwaltung) at an elevation of 2,017 metres above sea level. It stands beside Lago Bagnour in the Bosco dell'Alevè, an 825-hectare Swiss pine forest in the upper Varaita Valley (Valle Varaita), within the municipality of Pontechianale in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont. After a complete renovation by the Comunità Montana Valle Varaita, the mountain-area community authority, the hut was opened in 2004. It is operated during the summer months, providing accommodation and services to hikers and mountaineers in the Cottian Alps. The hut lies on the Giro del Monviso long-distance route, where it allows the stage between Rifugio Quintino Sella and Rifugio Vallanta to be divided. It is also described in hiking literature, including the 2009 guide by Sabine Bade and Wolfram Mikuteit.

• 2004

  After a complete renovation by the Comunità Montana Valle Varaita, the Rifugio Bagnour is opened.

• 1941

  The building is constructed by the forest administration.

A seasonal alpine refuge in the Cottian Alps, valued for its setting beside Lago Bagnour within the Bosco dell'Alevè and as a stop on the Giro del Monviso.

• Seasonal mountain hut lodging

• Hiker and mountaineer services

1. 1Rifugio Bagnour – Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Rifugio Bagnour – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org