– Lat/Long: 39.35° S 174.98° E
Puketotara Hut – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information
Puketotara Hut Guide
- Place: Whanganui National Park
- Facilities: Puketotara Hut is found at about 452 m on a fern-clad ridge at the eastern end of the Matemateāonga Track in Whanganui National Park. Built in 1980–81 and managed by the Department of Conservation, it offers eight bunks warmed by a wood stove and simple comforts like mattresses and untreated tap water. Accessible via a gentle ridge walk from Kohi Saddle, it rewards trampers with sweeping views toward the Whanganui River and Tongariro peaks.
- Bookable: No
- Sleeps: -
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10 other mountain peaks closest to Puketotara Hut:
| 1. | Tīeke Marae/kāinga (49 m) | 2.0 km |
| 2. | Ngapurua Hut (622 m) | 6.3 km |
| 3. | Pouri Hut (671 m) | 10.9 km |
| 4. | John Coull Hut (75 m) | 14.0 km |
| 5. | Puteore Hut (561 m) | 16.2 km |
| 6. | Omaru Hut (329 m) | 18.6 km |
| 7. | Tahupo Hut (438 m) | 19.7 km |
| 8. | Trains Hut (97 m) | 25.6 km |
| 9. | Hauhungatahi (1521 m) | 42.4 km |
| 10. | Downes Hut (27 m) | 44.0 km |