Facilities
- Single and double bunks
Note: cooking facilities and utensils are not provided.
Fees
- Adult (18+ years): $25 per night
- Youth (5–17 years): $12.50 per night
- Child/Infant (0–4 years): free
Pay at the time of booking.
Backcountry Hut Passes can be used at this hut. To pay with your Backcountry Hut Pass, create/update your account on our booking system. Under 'Apply for a discount', select 'Backcountry Hut Pass Holder' and upload a scan of your pass. Once we've verified your pass, it will automatically be applied when you make a booking.
Fees to camp at the hut
Fees to camp at this hut are paid using hut tickets.
- Adult (18+ years): $10 per night
- Youth (5–17 years): $5 per night
- Child/Infant (0–4years): free
Before you go, buy 1 Standard Hut Ticket (blue for adults, red for youth) for each night's stay. Put this in the honesty box at the hut.
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Bookings
Bookings for the hut are required all year. Bookings are not required to camp at the hut.
A $10 service fee applies to phone and in-person booking. This is a limited service – book online first. An in-person booking is dependent on there being space available.
Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival.
Pinnacles Hut is on the Mount Somers Track. It can be accessed from Sharplin Falls car park which is at the end of Flynns Road Staveley.
From Woolshed Creek Hut it is 3 hr (6 km). The track is steep in places.
Tracks to this hut
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Duration: 2 days Difficulty: Intermediate
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BX20
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1469480, N5170188
- Secure your vehicle at the carparks and do not leave valuables in them.
- Hut wardens may be present at the hut.
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park Visitor Centre
Phone: | +64 3 435 1186 |
Email: | mtcookvc@doc.govt.nz |
Address: | 1 Larch Grove Aoraki/Mount Cook 7999 |
Hours: | Visitor centre hours and services |