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Empress Hut

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Canterbury, New ZealandOpen in maps
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Empress Hut is an alpine serviced 12-bunk hut in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. The route to Empress Hut is highly technical and only suitable for very experienced mountaineers. Pay at Aoraki/Mount Cook Visitor Centre. Backcountry Hut Passes and Backcountry Hut Tickets cannot be used at this hut. Daily radio check-in and weather updates are available at 6:45 pm.

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    Location

    Lat -43.594712, Lng 170.121749

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