Old Pelion Hut is an
alpine hut
A mountain hut is a building located high in the mountains, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers and hikers. Mountain huts are usually operated by an Alpine Club or some organization d ...
located in
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is located in the Central Highlands area of Tasmania (Australia), northwest of Hobart. The park contains many walking trails, and is where hikes along the well-known Overland Track usually begin. Majo ...
in the
Central Highlands of
Tasmania
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. It was built for the Mount Pelion Copper Mining Company at around 1936.
[Boss-Walker, Ian (1964) ''Peaks and High Places - Cradle Mt - Lake St Clair National Park Tasmania'' Hobart, Scenery Preservation Board. p. 68]
In 1980, the hut and its surroundings (i.e. radius) were listed on the now-defunct
Register of the National Estate
The Register of the National Estate was a heritage register that listed natural and cultural heritage places in Australia that was closed in 2007. Phasing out began in 2003, when the Australian National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritag ...
.
As of 2019, the hut is included as part of the listing for the
Pelion Copper Mine on the
Tasmanian Heritage Register
The Tasmanian Heritage Register is the statutory heritage register of the Australian state of Tasmania. It is defined as a list of areas currently identified as having historic cultural heritage importance to Tasmania as a whole. The Register is k ...
.
References
External links
Recreation - The Overland Track: Huts and Fuel Stoves
Mountain huts in Australia
Tasmanian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate
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