Torino Hut

Original Torino Hut (1898) in 2013
Torino Hut Torino Hut (Italy)
Coordinates	45°50′42″N 6°56′2.4″E / 45.84500°N 6.934000°E / 45.84500; 6.934000Coordinates: 45°50′42″N 6°56′2.4″E / 45.84500°N 6.934000°E / 45.84500; 6.934000
Country	Italy
State/territory	Aosta
Mountain range	Graian Alps
Location	Pointe Helbronner
Nearest settlement	La Palud, Courmayeur
Elevation	3,375 m (11,073 ft)
Built in	1898
Built by	Club Alpino Italiano
Website	www.rifugiotorino.com
Beds/Bunks	38 and 160

The Torino Hut (Italian: Rifugio Torino; French: Refuge Torino) is a high mountain refuge in the Alps in northwestern Italy. Located near the border with France, it is about 15 km (10 mi) southwest of Mont Dolent, the tripoint with Switzerland. The refuge is in the Mont Blanc massif above the town of Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley, Italy. It can be most easily accessed from the Italian side by the Skyway Monte Bianco cable car from La Palud in Courmayeur, with a change at the Pavilion du Mont Fréty. It can also be reached from Chamonix via the Aiguille du Midi, either by cable car which crosses the massif, or by a long crossing of the Glacier du Gèant. The refuge lies nearly directly above the 11.6 km (7.2 mi) Mont Blanc Tunnel, which passes deep underground, and connects Courmayer to Chamonix.

The original Refuge Torino was built by the Turin section of the Club Alpino Italiano in 1898, near the cable car station. Over time, the refuge was enlarged several times, and today accommodates 38 guests. The original Refuge Torino is situated on the southeast spur of Pointe Helbronner, at the terminus of the second section of the Monte Bianco cable car at 3,329 m (10,922 ft).

The new Refuge Torino, located 55 m (180 ft) higher than the original refuge at 3,375 m (11,073 ft), was completed in 1952 and accommodates 160 guests. The new refuge is accessible by an internal staircase equipped with a service lift for skis and mountaineering equipment. A panoramic trail, accessible during the summer, also leads to the new refuge.