– Lat/Long: 40.99° S 175.28° E
Alpha Hut – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information
Alpha Hut Guide
- Place: Tararua Forest Park
- Facilities: Alpha Hut stands at 1, 116 m just below the bushline in Tararua Forest Park, serving as a classic overnight stop on the Southern Crossing. Managed by the Greater Wellington Backcountry Network under DOC oversight, this 20‑bunk standard hut blends basic comforts—like heating, mattresses and untreated tap water—with a century‑long legacy dating back to its 1915 origins and 1983 rebuild. Access follows a steep ridge from Kiwi Ranch Road.
- Bookable: No
- Sleeps: -
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10 other mountain peaks closest to Alpha Hut:
| 1. | Mount Hector (1529 m) | 3.6 km |
| 2. | Elder Hut (1099 m) | 4.4 km |
| 3. | Tutuwai Hut (300 m) | 4.5 km |
| 4. | Winchcombe Biv (1082 m) | 4.7 km |
| 5. | Kime Hut (1401 m) | 4.9 km |
| 6. | Cone Hut (345 m) | 5.3 km |
| 7. | Neill Forks Hut (345 m) | 8.6 km |
| 8. | Field Hut (859 m) | 8.9 km |
| 9. | Maungahuka Hut (1287 m) | 9.3 km |
| 10. | Penn Creek Hut (223 m) | 9.4 km |