– Lat/Long: 41.55° S 173.17° E
Tarn Hut – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information
Tarn Hut Guide
- Place: Mount Richmond Forest Park
- Facilities: Tarn Hut is set beside a small alpine tarn in Mount Richmond Forest Park, offering five bunks in a snug, heated refuge with mattresses, basic toilets and untreated tap water (boil before use). Built in the 1960s by the NZ Forest Service and now managed by DOC, it serves Te Araroa trampers. Access is via a sign‑posted spur from the main ridge, reached after a steep alpine approach.
- Bookable: No
- Sleeps: -
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10 other mountain peaks closest to Tarn Hut:
| 1. | Mid Wairoa Hut (376 m) | 4.4 km |
| 2. | The Gorge" Mountain Bike Park (1108 m) | 5.0 km |
| 3. | Mt Rintoul Hut (1246 m) | 5.7 km |
| 4. | Mid Goulter Hut (441 m) | 6.5 km |
| 5. | Lower Goulter Hut (392 m) | 6.8 km |
| 6. | Old Man Hut (1097 m) | 9.1 km |
| 7. | Top Wairoa Hut (850 m) | 10.2 km |
| 8. | Slaty Hut (1387 m) | 11.8 km |
| 9. | Starveall Hut (1171 m) | 12.0 km |
| 10. | Red Hill (Richmond Range) (1790 m) | 12.5 km |