– Lat/Long: 39.24° S 175.52° E
Whakapapaiti Hut – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information
Whakapapaiti Hut Guide
- Place: Tongariro National Park
- Facilities: Whakapapaiti Hut is set at about 1, 250 m in Tongariro National Park, managed by the Department of Conservation. Built in the mid‑1960s, it offers simple comforts—warmth, mattresses, basic toilets and untreated tap water—across its 17 bunks. Accessible via the scenic Whakapapaiti Valley Track, it’s a first‑come, first‑served refuge amid tussock and beech forest, ideal for Round‑the‑Mountain trampers.
- Bookable: No
- Sleeps: -
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10 other mountain peaks closest to Whakapapaiti Hut:
| 1. | Hauhungatahi (1521 m) | 6.4 km |
| 2. | Mangaturuturu Hut (1252 m) | 6.8 km |
| 3. | Ruapehu (2796 m) | 7.0 km |
| 4. | Whangaehu Hut (1981 m) | 7.9 km |
| 5. | Blyth Hut (1380 m) | 10.5 km |
| 6. | Lupton Hut (1339 m) | 10.6 km |
| 7. | Rangipo Hut (1558 m) | 11.5 km |
| 8. | Mangaehuehu Hut (1280 m) | 12.1 km |
| 9. | Mangatepopo Hut (1186 m) | 12.4 km |
| 10. | Mount Ngauruhoe (2291 m) | 13.3 km |