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Barron Saddle Hut
Barron Saddle Hut

Located in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park in the Canterbury region

This is an alpine serviced eight-bunk hut in the Aoraki/Mount Cook area.

There is a daily radio check-in and weather update to all the alpine huts in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. This is at 4:45 pm. There are instructions in the hut that explain how the radio update is done.

Fees

$25 per night ($12.50 New Zealand Alpine Club members). Pay at Aoraki/Mount Cook Visitor Centre.

Backcountry Hut Passes and Backcountry Hut Tickets cannot be used at this hut.

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BY15
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1358520, N5150570