Dynamite Hut (Gelignite Hut)Park: Central Southern Alps Wilberforce Conservation AreaCanterbury1/5Total ratings 1Category: Backcountry HutBunks: 2Dynamite Hut (Gelignite Hut) is located in Central Southern Alps Wilberforce Conservation Area in the region of Canterbury. It has 2 bunks and the category of Backcountry Hut.Built circa 1905 as an explosives store & miners shelter on Mt Harman. It was located on Browning Pass very close to the lip of the steep face on the Wilberforce side. It was a timber and corrugated iron structure with low walls and a steep roof. By 1971 the iron was largely rusted and the wood framing exposed. It gets a mention in Howard Keene's book "Going For Gold," published by DOC in 1995. The hut is rumored to have been blown over the edge of the drop sometime in the early 1970's. Bits and pieces of it were salvaged to make a crude windbreak or shelter back on the top. Remnants of it can still be found, slightly off the trail, around 50m northeast of the descent.Location:

Type	Location
New Zealand Topo50 Ref	BV19 649 434
Latitude Longitude	-42.949924 171.344206
NZTM Grid Reference	E1464928 N5243416

Elevation: 1402Water Source: Water body near hut

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GraemeC

04/10/2022

Still remnants of this hut to be seen, rusted corrugated steel and structural members.

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