Colorado Hut Trips
10th Mtn Hut Information
Peter Estin Hut
Latitude: 39º 27' 54.3Longitude: 106º 38' 58.6"
Elevation: 11,200'
Mapping Datum: WGS84 (World Geodetic System 1984*)
County: Eagle


Layout and capacity: 4 single beds downstairs, 2 private bedrooms upstairs with one double bed each, plus 8 beds in a communal sleeping area upstairs. Capacity 16.
Woodburning Sauna: No
Hut Location:
Peter Estin Hut is located in a clearing on a timbered saddle just northwest of Charles Peak (12,050 feet), with a clear view of the Elk and Williams mountains to the south. Centered in a vast forested area, the hut provides access to myriad trails, dirt roads, and one alpine ridge.
Maps:
Official 10th Mountain, Winter: New York Mountain, also shown on Burnt Mountain
Official 10th Mountain, Summer: Eagle
USGS Map: Crooked Creek Pass Quadrangle
USFS Forest Visitor's Map: White River National Forest
Dates Open:
Summer, 1 July through 30 September. Winter, Thanksgiving through 30 April
Gates Hut
Latitude: 39º 23' 59.6"Longitude: 106º 38' 56.9"
Elevation: 9,700'
Mapping Datum: WGS84 (World Geodetic System 1984*)
County: Eagle

Layout and capacity:
6 single beds downstairs, 2 private bedrooms upstairs with one double bed each, plus 6 beds in a communal sleeping area upstairs. Capacity 16.
Hut Location:
Harry Gates Hut is located in the Sawatch Mountain foothills of central Colorado, about 15 miles northeast of Aspen, and about 17 miles south of Interstate Highway 70. Nearby peaks rise above 12,000 feet.
Maps:
Official 10th Mountain, Winter: Burnt Mountain, also shown on Mount Yeckel [example]
Official 10th Mountain, Summer: Eagle, also shown on Aspen
USGS Map: Crooked Creek Pass Quadrangle
USFS Forest Visitor's Map: White River National Forest
Dates Open:
Summer, 1 July through 30 September. Winter, Thanksgiving through 30 April
Oven: Woodburning Sauna: No
Margy's Hut
Latitude: 39º 16' 31.0"Longitude: 106º 42' 48.5"
Elevation: 11,300'
Mapping Datum: WGS84 (World Geodetic System 1984*)
County: Pitkin

Layout and capacity:
Bunk room that sleeps 4 downstairs, 1 private room with a double bed plus 10 single beds in a communal sleeping room upstairs Capacity 16.
Oven: Woodburning Sauna: No

Hut Location:
Margy's Hut is located on a lightly treed hillside just below timberline, about 10 miles northeast of the city of Aspen, Colorado. The hut has beautiful views of the Elk Mountains to the south.

Maps:
Official 10th Mountain, Winter: Smuggler Mountain, also shown on Mount Yeckel
Official 10th Mountain, Summer: Aspen
USGS Map: Meredith Quadrangle
USFS Forest Visitor's Map: White River National Forest
Dates Open:
Summer, 1 July through 30 September. Winter, Thanksgiving through 30 April.
McNamara
Latitude: 39º 13' 59.7"Longitude: 106º 44' 19.8"
Elevation: 10,360'
Mapping Datum: WGS84 (World Geodetic System 1984*)
County: Pitkin

Layout and capacity:
Bunk room that sleeps 4 downstairs, 1 private room with a double bed plus 10 single beds in a communal sleeping room upstairs. Capacity 16.
Oven: Woodburning Sauna: No
Hut Location:
Located in Burnt Hole deep in the forest on the north side of Bald Knob (11,092 feet), the McNamara Hut has a cozy secluded feeling that lends itself to sipping tea by the wood burner or exploring the nearby forest. You'll find good intermediate ski touring on Bald Knob, and experts can strike out on long tours east towards the Continental Divide. [locator map]
Maps:
10th Mountain Brochure System Map
Official 10th Mountain, Winter: Smuggler Mountain
Official 10th Mountain, Summer: (hut closed during summer)
USGS Map: Thimble Rock Quadrangle
USFS Forest Visitor's Map: White River National Forest
Dates Open:
Thanksgiving through 30 April.
Owned By:
10th Mountain Division Hut Association
* The BOC and Aspen Mountain Guides do not recommend trying to find Huts just by GPS coordinates and do not guarantee the accuracy of the coordinates.