Arthur O. Wheeler hut
The Arthur O. Wheeler hut is an alpine hut located four km southwest of Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park, British Columbia. Although not truly a backcountry hut, this log cabin is situated conveniently close to the Trans-Canada Highway in the Selkirk Mountains, west of the Rocky Mountains.Photo: Kelownian Pilot, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Mountain hut
- Description: building in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Arthur O. Wheeler Hut”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glacier National Park and Glacier.
Glacier National Park
Photo: The Interior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glacier National Park is a Canadian national park in the Columbia-Rockies region of Canada. It encompasses a portion of the Columbia Mountains, and the Rogers Pass National Historic Site.
Glacier
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Glacier, which once comprised small communities, is on the western approach to Rogers Pass in southeastern British Columbia. The name derives from the Great Glacier, which in the 1880s was just over a mile from the original train station. Glacier is situated 2 km west of Arthur O. Wheeler hut.
Mount Abbott
Peak
Mount Abbott is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, located within Glacier National Park. The peak is west of the Asulkan Creek drainage, near Rogers Pass. Mount Abbott is situated 3½ km south of Arthur O. Wheeler hut.
Arthur O. Wheeler hut
- Categories: building, tourism, cabin, and accommodation
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.26383° or 51° 15′ 50″ northLongitude
-117.49182° or 117° 29′ 31″ westElevation
1,250 metres (4,101 feet)Levels
2Operator
Alpine Club of CanadaOpen location code
95347G75+G7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1297406423OpenStreetMap feature
building=cabinOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=alpine_hutWikidata ID
Q3423104
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In Other Languages
“Arthur O. Wheeler hut” goes by many names.
- French: “refuge Arthur O. Wheeler”
- French: “Refuge Arthur O. Wheeler”
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Highlights include Great Glacier House and Red Chairs.
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