Margherita Hut

Margherita Hut
The Margherita Hut on Punta Gnifetti
Margherita Hut
Coordinates	45°55′54″N 7°52′03″E / 45.93167°N 7.86750°E / 45.93167; 7.86750
Country	Italy
Administrative district	Piedmont
Mountain range	Alps
Location	Punta Gnifetti
Elevation	4,554 m (14,941 ft)
Construction
Built in	1893 (131 years ago)
Built by	Italian Alpine Club
Built for	Medical research
Administration
Hut type	CAI hut Category I
Owner	Italian Alpine Club
Facilities
Total bedspaces (incl. winter room)	70
Winter room	12
Opening times	Early June to early September
Accessibility
Accessed by	Mountaineering

The Margherita Hut (Italian: Capanna Regina Margherita) is a mountain hut belonging to the Italian Alpine Club, located on the summit of Punta Gnifetti (Signalkuppe) of Monte Rosa, a mountain massif of the Alps lying near the border between Italy and Switzerland. At 4,554 metres (14,941 ft) above sea level, it is the highest building in Europe. It was originally opened in 1893 as a research station for high altitude medicine which it still is, but also serves as a simply equipped mountain hut for alpinists.