– Lat/Long: 39.33° S 176.40° E
Mackintosh Hut – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information
Mackintosh Hut Guide
- Place: Kaweka Forest Park
- Facilities: Mackintosh Hut is set at about 858 m on a regenerating plateau in Kaweka Forest Park, Hawke’s Bay. Built in 1959 to support deer culling and upgraded in 2003 and 2009, it now offers eight bunks, a wood‑burning stove and basic water and toilet facilities. Managed by DOC, it’s reached via steep, unbridged river crossings from Lakes, Lawrence or Makahu Saddle road‑ends.
- Bookable: No
- Sleeps: -
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10 other mountain peaks closest to Mackintosh Hut:
| 1. | Studholme Saddle Hut (1315 m) | 4.3 km |
| 2. | Black Birch Bivouac (1062 m) | 4.5 km |
| 3. | Makahu Saddle Hut (976 m) | 4.7 km |
| 4. | Kaweka J (1724 m) | 5.3 km |
| 5. | Dominie Hut (1465 m) | 5.4 km |
| 6. | Kiwi Saddle Hut (1161 m) | 6.8 km |
| 7. | Back Ridge Hut (1290 m) | 6.9 km |
| 8. | Back Ridge Bivouac (1375 m) | 7.4 km |
| 9. | Kaweka Flats Bivvy (897 m) | 7.6 km |
| 10. | Iron Whare (897 m) | 8.6 km |