Refugio Elisabetta (or Refugio Elisabetta Soldini Montanaro to give it its full, but less well-used name) is a refuge in the Italian Alps at an altitude of 2,195 m, which provides a convenient overnight stage for walkers undertaking the Tour du Mont Blanc.
 It is located 3 km north-east of the Col de la Seigne, at the south-west end of the Mont Blanc massif, and provides good views of Mont Blanc and the Aiguille Noire de Peuterey.
 Because of its popularity, plus the fact that there are no other huts along this part of the Tour du Mont Blanc, walkers are advised to book in advance during the peak periods in July and August.
The Ligurian Alps are a mountain range in northwestern Italy.
 A small part is located in France.
 They form the south-western extremity of the Alps, separated from the Apennines by the Colle di Cadibona.
 The Col de Tende separates them from the Maritime Alps.
 They form the border between Piedmont in the north and Liguria in the south.
Col de l'Échelle (el.
 1762 m., in Italian "Colle della Scala") is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France.
 It is the lower mountain pass between France and Italy and connects Vallée de la Clarée and Vallée Étroite (commune of Névache, Dora Riparia basin).
 The highest point between both valleys is actually at 1779 meter, some kilometers north of the official "Col de l'Échelle" at the "Mauvais Pas".
 Between both cols, a small dry valley exists.
The Vanoise massif is a mountain range of the Graian Alps, located in the Western Alps.
 After the Mont Blanc Massif and the Massif des Écrins it is the third highest massif in France, reaching a height of 3,885m at the summit of Grande Casse.
 It lies between Tarentaise Valley to the north and the Maurienne valley in the south.
 The range is the site of France's first National Park in 1963, the Vanoise National Park.
 The ski resorts of Tignes and Val-d'Isère and the 2,770m high Col de l'Iseran are located in the eastern part of the range.
The Mont Blanc massif (French: "Massif du Mont-Blanc" ; Italian: "Massiccio del Monte Bianco" ) is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end.
 It contains eleven major independent summits, each over 4000 m in height, and is named after Mont Blanc (4808 m ), the highest point in western Europe and European Union.
 Because of its considerable overall altitude, a large proportion of the massif is covered by glaciers, which include the Mer de Glace and the Miage Glacierthe longest glaciers in France and Italy, respectively.
The Col de Chermotane (also known as "Col de Charmotane") is an Alpine pass located in the Swiss canton of Valais.
 With an elevation of 3,037 metres above sea level, the Col de Chermotane is the lowest pass between the valleys of Bagnes and Hérens.
 The pass lies a few kilometres north of the main chain of the Alps and is covered by the Otemma Glacier.
 It connects Chanrion to Arolla, both in the upper part of their valley.
Col du Glandon (1924 m ) is a high mountain pass in the Dauphiné Alps in Savoie, France, linking Le Bourg-d'Oisans to La Chambre.
 It is situated between the Belledonne, Grandes Rousses and Arvan-Villards mountain ranges, west of the Col de la Croix de Fer.
 The road over the Col du Glandon was opened in 1898, although it was not linked to the Col de la Croix de Fer until 1912.
The Col de Crête Sèche (French: "dry ridge pass") or Colle di Crête Sèche (Italian) is a mountain pass in the Alps, located between Switzerland and Italy.
 It lies at a height of 2896 m above sea level, between the massifs of Mont Gelé and Bec d'Epicoune, in the Pennine Alps.
 It connects Fionnay in the Swiss canton of Valais on its northern side to Bionaz in the Italian region of the Aosta Valley on its southern side.
 The Col de Crête Sèche is the second-lowest pass between the valleys of Bagnes and Valpelline, after the Fenêtre de Durand which lies about one hundred metres lower west of Mont Gelé.
The Col de Manse (1268 m ) is a mountain pass located in the Massif des Écrins approximately 9 km north-east of Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department of France.
 The pass connects Gap with the high Champsaur valley and the ski resort of Orcières-Merlette.
 The road over the col is used occasionally by the Tour de France cycle race with the tour crossing the pass twice in 2013.
The Maddalena Pass (Italian: "Colle della Maddalena" French: "Col de Larche", historically "Col de l'Argentière") (elevation 1996 m.) is a high mountain pass between the Cottian Alps and the Maritime Alps, located on the border between Italy and France.
 It connects Barcelonnette in France with Cuneo in Italy.
 Its French name "Col de Larche" refers to the village Larche on its northwestern side.

Question: Rufugio Elisabetta is located 3 km north-east of the Col de la Seigne, at the south-wet end of a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling what country? 
Answer: Switzerland