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Kelman Hut

43.5185° S, 170.3606° E

Kelman 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 2442 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 7:40 pm, Tue 3 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovShowers-1° / -2°41.4 mm 100%9 gusts 53
Thu 5 NovHeavy drizzle-1° / -3°3.7 mm 97%9 gusts 41
Fri 6 NovShowers0° / -2°39.2 mm 100%12 gusts 68
Sat 7 NovLight drizzle0° / -3°0.4 mm 71%10 gusts 59
Sun 8 NovFog-1° / -7°0 mm 47%5 gusts 32
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle-1° / -4°1.2 mm 49%3 gusts 23
Tue 10 NovDrizzle0° / -4°9 mm 78%5 gusts 38
Wed 11 NovSnow showers-1° / -3°9.8 mm 68%2.5 cm snow5 gusts 37
Thu 12 NovLight drizzle-1° / -6°0.4 mm 44%8 gusts 50
Fri 13 NovHeavy drizzle-3° / -8°7.8 mm 29%9 gusts 55
Sat 14 NovFog-1° / -8°0 mm 37%9 gusts 40
Sun 15 NovLight drizzle-1° / -6°1.2 mm 55%8 gusts 37
Mon 16 NovLight drizzle1° / -5°1.8 mm 55%9 gusts 41
Tue 17 NovRain0° / -5°43.9 mm 50%18 gusts 103
Wed 18 NovShowers2° / -5°64.4 mm 33%20 gusts 36

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