Aiguilles Rouges Chalet Nature Reserve
Please note : the chalet will be closed for the whole of 2025 due to major renovations.
The Col des Montets chalet will be closed this summer 2025. Activities and outings will be organised at the Maison de Village in Argentière.
THE EMBLEMATIC COL DES MONTETS SITE CONTINUES TO BE UPGRADED!
Programme launched as part of the Haute-Savoie Nature Departmental Contract, financed by the Department of Haute Savoie
SCENOGRAPHY WORK ON THE BASEMENT OF THE COL DES MONTETS CHALET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA
Carrying out structural work to create a scenographic trail in the basement to explore the experience of time
Creation of new signage for the outside area
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MONTETS PASS
Creation of a footbridge accessible to people with reduced mobility and a belvedere offering a view of the small lake and the Aiguilles de Chamonix mountain peaks
Landscaping of the walkways, planting and reseeding with local seeds
Installation of furniture: benches, picnic tables, bicycle stands, electric recharging point, fountain, emblematic sculpture representative of the site
Reopening of the Col des Montets chalet to the public: June 2026
74400 Argentière
A joëlette (a one-wheeled chair held by two assistants) can be borowed there to allow the access to the botanic trails near by the chalet. Do call the chalet and book the joëlette in advance, then only one is available.
