Chancellor Hut
Chancellor Hut is an alpine hut in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. It is located on the Chancellor Ridge near the edge of a cliff, 200 metres above the Fox Glacier, at an altitude of 1,260 metres above sea level in the Westland Tai Poutini National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fox Glacier.
Fox Glacier
Photo: Steve & Jem Copley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fox Glacier village is in "Glacier Country" on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Tucked discreetly into the rainforest-clad foothills of the Southern Alps, it has a stunning outlook across surrounding farms and offers breathtaking views of New Zealand’s two highest peaks, Aoraki/Mt Cook and Mt Tasman.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fox Glacier.
Fox Glacier
Village
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Fox Glacier, called Weheka until the 1940s, is a village on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The village is close to the eponymous Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe. Fox Glacier is situated 9 km northwest of Chancellor Hut.
Chancellor Hut
- Type: Wilderness hut
- Description: historic hut on Fox Glacier, New Zealand
- Categories: hut, building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.51035° or 43° 30′ 37″ southLongitude
170.10851° or 170° 6′ 31″ eastOperator
Department of ConservationOpen location code
4V8GF4Q5+VCOpenStreetMap ID
way 712702934OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=wilderness_hutWikidata ID
Q77289351
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In Other Languages
“Chancellor Hut” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Chancellor Hut”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Garnier and Chancellor Dome.
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