Lodge
Refuge du Col de la Vanoise
Inside Vanoiseby FFCAM (Fédération Française des Clubs Alpins et de Montagne)
Large staffed mountain hut at 2,518 m on the Col de la Vanoise, inside the Vanoise National Park. The hut's own site notes that ibex grazing near the refuge are not a rare sight and that marmots greet arriving hikers, making it a classic overnight base for photographing Alpine ungulates at dawn and dusk. Access is on foot only.
Details
- Feeding not stated
- Baiting not stated
- No captive animals
- Not on offer
- Hides on site · Photo vehicles
- Language
- English
- Species nearby
- Alpine ibex and Alpine marmot
Species
Months
- January, closed
- February, open
- March, open
- April, open
- May, open
- June, open
- July, open
- August, open
- September, open
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Paris time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 08:14– | 16:29– | 9h 7m9 h 7 min | 24° |
| FebIn season | 07:40– | 17:18– | 10h 25m10 h 25 min | 32° |
| MarIn season | 06:50– | 17:59– | 11h 53m11 h 53 min | 43° |
| AprIn season | 06:53– | 19:39– | 13h 31m13 h 31 min | 55° |
| MayIn season | 06:08– | 20:13– | 14h 54m14 h 54 min | 64° |
| JunIn season | 05:50– | 20:37– | 15h 39m15 h 39 min | 68° |
| JulIn season | 06:05– | 20:34– | 15h 19m15 h 19 min | 66° |
| AugIn season | 06:39– | 20:00– | 14h 7m14 h 7 min | 59° |
| SepIn season | 07:16– | 19:05– | 12h 33m12 h 33 min | 48° |
| Oct | 07:54– | 18:07– | 10h 59m10 h 59 min | 36° |
| Nov | 07:37– | 16:18– | 9h 32m9 h 32 min | 26° |
| Dec | 08:11– | 16:01– | 8h 45m8 h 45 min | 21° |