Mountain Shelter
Mountain Shelter in the Sierra Nevada
Mountain Shelter in the Sierra Nevada


Sometimes, when bad weather or the night is coming, mountain shelters are the last chance to find lodging in the higher region of the Sierra Nevada. Go-Sierra-Nevada.com found the most relevant mountain shelters for you:
Postero Alto
Where: beside of the fire-department of the Loma de Enmedio in the municipality of Jerez del Marquesado.
It is run by the Enviromental Council.
Tel. (+34) 958 34 51 54
El refugio de Poqueira
Where: at 2.500 m beside the confluence of the river Río Mulhacén and the River Río Seco at the Hoya de Peñon, above the Barranco del Poquería.
It belongs to the European Net of Mountain Shelters and has a capacity of 87 persons.
Tel. (+34) 958 34 33 49<
Vivac de la Caldera
Where: above the Laguna de la Caldera (altitude: 3.100 metros). It has a smaller capacity of only 12 persons.
Vivac de la Carigüela
Where: between the Pico del Veleta and Los Tajos de la Virgen with a capacity of 12 persons

