Blue Lake Hut
Hut category
Serviced
Facilities
16 Bunks
Heating
Mattresses
Hut details
Blue Lake Hut
Blue Lake Hut side view
Built: 1970
Hut location
Grid reference: Topo50 map sheet BS24, E1571514, N5343732
Altitude: 1190m above sea level
Nearest hut 1: West Sabine Hut (3 hrs)
Nearest hut 2: George Lyon (Ella) Hut (6 hrs)
Park or reserve
Plan and prepare
Blue Lake, known to Ngati Apa iwi as Rotomairewhenua (the land of peaceful waters) is thought to be the clearest fresh water in the world. While only seven metres deep the clarity of the lake water can exceed 80m which is close to the theortically calculated clarity of distilled water.
Please respect these waters and do not wash yourself, your clothes or dishes in the lake.