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Palmer Hut

42.2902° S, 173.2598° E

Palmer Hut, photo from DOC
Photo: DOC

No booking: first come, first served

This hut is not on DOC's booking system. Beds go to whoever arrives first, so carry a tent or a plan B in busy seasons.

Where a fee applies, pay with a Backcountry Hut Ticket or a Hut Pass. From 1 November 2026 hut tickets can also be bought online through DOC. The DOC page for this hut has the category, fee and facilities.

Forecast

At 553 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 6:13 am, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovLight drizzle20° / 9°0.2 mm 39%19 gusts 52
Thu 5 NovFog22° / 10°0 mm 16%21 gusts 59
Fri 6 NovDrizzle22° / 13°1 mm 74%25 gusts 71
Sat 7 NovThunder and hail22° / 12°9 mm 82%14 gusts 45
Sun 8 NovDrizzle18° / 11°6.1 mm 88%13 gusts 37
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle12° / 10°1.4 mm 66%8 gusts 25
Tue 10 NovDrizzle18° / 10°6.4 mm 43%8 gusts 27
Wed 11 NovLight drizzle22° / 12°0.8 mm 79%7 gusts 30
Thu 12 NovThunderstorm19° / 12°10.2 mm 67%6 gusts 28
Fri 13 NovDrizzle21° / 12°4.8 mm 35%4 gusts 23
Sat 14 NovLight drizzle22° / 11°0.6 mm 27%7 gusts 28
Sun 15 NovShowers19° / 13°13.2 mm 34%12 gusts 59
Mon 16 NovOvercast21° / 14°0 mm 39%19 gusts 65
Tue 17 NovLight drizzle22° / 13°1.8 mm 27%27 gusts 78
Wed 18 NovOvercast21° / 12°0 mm 24%17 gusts 79

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