Capanna Regina Margherita

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Capanna Regina Margherita is a high-altitude mountain hut and research station in the Alps, renowned as one of the highest buildings in Europe and a key base for climbers and scientists on Monte Rosa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
mountain hut
research station
accessedFrom Alagna Valsesia
Gressoney-La-Trinité
Macugnaga
altitudeCategory high-altitude hut
climbingGradeContext alpine routes
constructionCompleted 1893
continent Europe
country Italy
elevation 14941 ft
4554 m
hasAccommodationType dormitory beds
hasFunction laboratory
mountain refuge
observatory
hasPowerSource solar panels
hasResearchField cardiology
pulmonology
sports medicine
hasViewOf Italian Alps NERFINISHED
Monte Rosa glaciers
Swiss Alps NERFINISHED
inauguratedBy Queen Margherita of Italy
isOnBorder near the Italian–Swiss border
knownFor being one of the highest buildings in Europe
high-altitude medical research
high-altitude physiology research
locatedIn Monte Rosa
Pennine Alps NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Italy
locatedInRegion Piedmont
locatedOn Signalkuppe
mountainRange Alps
namedAfter Margherita of Savoy
Queen Margherita of Italy
openingYear 1893
operatedBy Club Alpino Italiano
Italian Alpine Club
partOf Monte Rosa massif
requires glacier travel to reach
seasonalOperation summer
usedFor accommodation for climbers
climatological studies
meteorological observations
mountaineering
scientific research

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Monte Rosa
hasMountainHut
Punta Gnifetti ("Margherita Hut")
hasResearchStation
Punta Gnifetti ("Margherita Hut")
hasStructureOnSummit
Punta Gnifetti ("Margherita Hut")
hosts
Zumsteinspitze
normalRouteFrom

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