---
title: "Refuge De La Balme (1706m), Les Contamines - France"
type: "refuge"
lang: "en"
elevation_m: 1706
capacity: "40 people"
opening_dates: "June - September"
country: "France"
locality: "Les Contamines"
website: "https://www.refugedelabalme.com/"
email: "refuge-labalme@outlook.fr"
url: "https://www.tmb-guide.com/en/refuges/refuge-de-la-balme-1706m-les-contamines-france/"
description: "Refuge de la Balme in Les Contamines, France, a mountain refuge on the Tour du Mont Blanc at 1706m in the nature reserve with comfort and panoramas."
---

# Refuge De La Balme (1706m), Les Contamines - France

Mountain refuge in Les Contamines offering comfort and exceptional panoramas in nature.

## At a glance

- Elevation: 1706 m
- Capacity: 40 people
- Opening: June - September
- Country: France
- Locality: Les Contamines
- Website: https://www.refugedelabalme.com/
- Email: refuge-labalme@outlook.fr

## Description

Michael GUT, the last in a line of wardens, manages the Refuge de la Balme in the nature reserve of Les Contamines-Montjoie (74170, Haute-Savoie). Passionate about nature, he is also a ski instructor and mountain guide.

The refuge, at 1706m altitude near the Aiguille de la Pennaz, is on the TMB, GR5, Tour du Beaufortain and Tour du Pays du Mont-Blanc trails. Nearby, a bivouac area is freely accessible without reservation.

Please note this should not be confused with the Refuge du Col de Balme or the communal Refuge de la Balme in the Beaufortain (73).

Accommodation is available on a half-board basis: