Empress Hut (old)

Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, Canterbury

Empress Hut (old), Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park  by Tramper Removed
Serviced Alpine Hut, 2 Bunks
Amenities
Mattresses
Water Source
Water body near hut
Location
NZ Topo 50:BX15 676 691
NZTM Grid Ref:E1367622 N5169076
Lat/Long:-43.595042170.121153
Elevation:2472m
Notes
Built in 1953 by the Canterbury Mountaineering Club & replaced by DOC in 1994. It was built on the site of the old upper Hooker bivouac & material for the hut was air-dropped on to the glacier. B & W photo: Andy Milne. Edit Hut
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kuotadriver - 06/11/2023
Looks like people are bagging the one parked outside the VC. LOL
Bill Mancer - 24/04/2021
Now located at the DoC visitor centre at Mt Cook.

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