Monte Rosa dominates the landscape above Alagna in every sense. The massif's southern faces — Macugnaga's East Face in particular — present some of the most dramatic glacier and rock scenery in the Alps, and from the upper lifts above Alagna the views across the Indren glacier to the summits of the Liskamm and the Rosa peaks are extraordinary.
The mountain attracts serious alpinists, especially in summer. The standard routes to the summits go via the Swiss side, but the Italian approach from Alagna has classic hut-to-hut routes, including the Via Normale to Capanna Gnifetti (3,647 m). The Capanna Margherita, on the Signalkuppe summit at 4,554 metres, is the highest hut in the Alps and can be reached in a long day from the Indren glacier station, though climbers need experience on crampons and should go with a guide.