– Lat/Long: 43.53° S 170.18° E
Pioneer Hut – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information
Pioneer Hut Guide
- Place: Westland Tai Poutini National Park
- Facilities: Pioneer Hut is tucked at about 2, 360 m in Westland Tai Poutini National Park, offering climbers a rugged alpine base above the Fox Glacier. Managed by the New Zealand Alpine Club in partnership with DOC, it sleeps 12 in simple bunks and provides basic lighting, water from a tank (boil before use), and non-flush toilets. Built in 1999 after earlier versions succumbed to rockfall, it’s accessed by air or via Graham Saddle.
- Bookable: No
- Sleeps: -
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10 other mountain peaks closest to Pioneer Hut:
| 1. | Douglas Peak (3087 m) | 1.5 km |
| 2. | Mount Haidinger (3068 m) | 2.7 km |
| 3. | Mount Lendenfeld (3192 m) | 3.4 km |
| 4. | Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) (3004 m) | 3.7 km |
| 5. | Mount Haast (3140 m) | 4.0 km |
| 6. | Silberhorn (3303 m) | 4.7 km |
| 7. | Mount Tasman (3498 m) | 4.7 km |
| 8. | Centennial Hut (2385 m) | 4.8 km |
| 9. | Plateau Hut (2193 m) | 5.9 km |
| 10. | Chancellor Hut (1150 m) | 6.3 km |