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Serviced Hut Serviced Hut · Ötztal Alps · 2,557 m

Weißkugelhütte (Rif. Pio XI)

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Sleeping beds

Number of beds in dorm
8
Number of beds in dormitory
40

Address

Weißkugelhütte (Rif. Pio XI)
Langtaufers/Kappl 7
39027 Graun im Vinschgau
Südtirol / Italien

Public transport

Anreise per Zug / Bahnhof: Landeck, Meran
Anreise per Bus / Bushaltestelle: Melag

Coordinates

DD
46.825615, 10.705019
DMS
46°49'32.2"N 10°42'18.1"E
UTM
32T 630045 5187197
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Weißkugelhütte (Rif. Pio XI)

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Langtaufers/Kappl 7
39027 Graun im Vinschgau
Südtirol / Italien
+39 0473 633191 https://www.ferienwohnung-reschenpass.com/de/weisskugel-huette/ E-mail: weisskugelhuette@gmail.com
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