– Lat/Long: 39.32° S 174.11° E
Waingongoro Hut – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information
Waingongoro Hut Guide
- Place: Dawson Falls area
- Facilities: Waingongoro Hut rests at roughly 850–875 m in Egmont National Park’s Dawson Falls area, managed by DOC. Built in the mid‑1980s, it offers a cosy wood‑burner and basic comforts amid moss‑clad goblin forest. Sixteen shared bunks with mattresses await trampers after a scenic 1.5‑hour approach via Wilkies Pools and the airy 24 m swing‑bridge. Take care near the unguarded cliff edge.
- Bookable: No
- Sleeps: -
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10 other mountain peaks closest to Waingongoro Hut:
| 1. | Syme Hut (1920 m) | 4.0 km |
| 2. | Egmont (2518 m) | 4.0 km |
| 3. | Maketawa Hut (1063 m) | 4.2 km |
| 4. | Mount Egmont/Taranaki (2518 m) | 4.3 km |
| 5. | Holly Hut (982 m) | 8.1 km |
| 6. | Kahui Hut (882 m) | 8.7 km |
| 7. | Waiaua Gorge Hut (603 m) | 9.2 km |
| 8. | Pouākai Hut (1185 m) | 11.2 km |
| 9. | Trains Hut (97 m) | 56.2 km |
| 10. | Omaru Hut (329 m) | 57.6 km |