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Refuge du Lac Blanc

The most photographed hut in the massif: perched at 2,352 m on the shore of Lac Blanc, facing the Aiguille Verte, the Drus and the Grandes Jorasses.

2,352 m 7,717 ft40 bedsTMB km 146.1Lac Blanc and La Flégère
Refuge du Lac Blanc
Photo: Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0

You reach it by the TMB variant from the Tête aux Vents, or in about 1 hr 15 min from the Index chairlift. Only about forty places, bookable online very early in the year; bivouacking is forbidden around the lake but possible, by reservation, at the Chéserys lakes, about twenty minutes lower down.

Location
Lac Blanc, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (France)
Season
early June to end of September (2026 season announced from June 5 to November 1 on the official website)
Booking
Online at refugelacblanc.com (booking confirmed after payment); phone +33 7 81 32 36 55
Half board
≈ €80 per person (2024 rate, half board compulsory)indicative price
Run by
private

Position: On the Lac Blanc variant.

Facilities

Which TMB stage?

Location

Coordinates: 45.98170, 6.89190 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Nearby

All accommodation: Lac Blanc and La Flégère