Neil Colgan Hut

Neil Colgan Hut
alpine hut
Neil Colgan Hut taken from Mount Bowlen - July 2007
Named for: Neil Colgan
Country  Canada
Province  British Columbia
Region Kootenay National Park
Location Prospectors Valley
 - elevation 2,957 m (9,701 ft)
 - coordinates 51°17′42″N 116°11′12″W / 51.29500°N 116.18667°W / 51.29500; -116.18667Coordinates: 51°17′42″N 116°11′12″W / 51.29500°N 116.18667°W / 51.29500; -116.18667
Built by Alpine Club of Canada
Style Metal Shelter cabin
Material Metal
Governed by Parks Canada
Operated by Alpine Club of Canada
For public Reservations required
Capacity 18 in summer / 16 in winter
Heating None
Lighting / Cooking Propane
Sleeping Dormitory style
Drinking water Creek (boil or filter)
Human waste Outhouse (helicoptered out)
Location of the hut in British Columbia
Website: www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/facility/colgan.html

The Neil Colgan Hut (2,957 metres or 9,701 feet) is an alpine hut on the Fay Glacier in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, Canada. It is in a col between Mount Little and Mount Bowlen, one of the peaks overlooking the Valley of the Ten Peaks. The hut is maintained by the Alpine Club of Canada and is the highest permanent structure in Canada.[1]

The hut can accommodate 18 in the summer and 16 in the winter and is equipped with propane-powered lamps and a stovetop.[2] There is one outdoor drum toilet at the facility.

Reaching the hut from Fay Hut requires approximately 4 to 6 hours of glacier travel, or 8 to 12 hours climbing the Perren Route[3] from Moraine Lake.

Nearby

Further reading

• Lynn Martel, Tales and Trails: Adventures for Everyone in the Canadian Rockies, P 76, 90,
• The American Alpine Club Golden, The American Alpine Club Banff, Accidents in North American Mountaineering 2004, P 7
• Andrew Hempstead, Moon Canadian Rockies: Including Banff & Jasper National Parks

References

  1. ↑ Kariel, Herbert G; Kariel, Patricia E (1986). Alpine Huts in the Rockies, Selkirks and Purcells. Banff, Alta.: Alpine Club of Canada. p. 42. ISBN 9780920330180. OCLC 25165072. Also OCLC 16019218 and OCLC 123203042.
  2. ↑ "Neil Colgan Hut". Alpine Club of Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  3. ↑ "Perren route to Neil Colgan Hut". Summit Post. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
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