Fowler-Hilliard Hut -- Information and Details

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10th Mountain System Huts
10th Mountain • Benedict • Betty Bear •Continental Divide Cabin • Eiseman Hut
Fowler/Hilliard •Francie's • Harry Gates •Jackal • Janet's •Ken's • Margy's • McNamara
Peter Estin • Polar Star • Polar Star Carl's • Sangree M. Froelicher • Section House
Shrine Mountain Inn • Skinner • Uncle Bud's • Vance's Cabin

Braun & Friends Huts
(In areas of known avalanche terrain.)
Barnard • Friends • Goodwin-Greene • Lindley • Markley •Tagert & Green Wilson Huts

Emergency & Self Rescue History of the Huts Huts not Booked by 10th

FOWLER - HILLIARD HUT

Sited at timberline about one-half mile northeast of Resolution Mountain, Fowler-Hilliard has incredible views and acres of gladed ski terrain. The hut was built in 1988 with funds from over 260 people and businesses. It is a memorial to Ann Fowler and Ed Hilliard, climbers who died in an accident on North Maroon Peak near Aspen.

Hut Elevation: 11,500'

Layout and capacity: Upstairs: 1 room with a double bed, 1 room with 4 single beds, and 10 single beds in a communal sleeping area. Capacity 16.

Hut Location: Fowler-Hilliard Hut is located in a group of high mountains about 6 miles west of Vail Pass, in central Colorado. [locator map]

Maps:
Official 10th Mountain, Winter: Chicago Ridge, also shown on Resolution Mountain [example]
Official 10th Mountain, Summer: Leadville
USGS Map: Pando Quadrangle
USFS Forest Visitor's Map: White River National Forest

Dates Open: Summer, 1 July through 30 September. Winter, Thanksgiving through 30 April.

Owned By:10th Mountain Division Hut Association Oven: Woodburning Sauna: No

Interior of Fowler-Hilliard is similar to most other 10th Mountain huts.

Vail Pass Winter Recreation Area Fee
This hut is located in the Vail Pass Winter Recreation Area. Use of this hut during most of the winter requires payment of additional fees to the U.S. Forest service that will be charged at the time you make your reservation. This is not a parking fee; it applies regardless of which trailhead is used. The $6.00 per person per night fee is in effect from 11/21/07 though 4/30/08, children 14 and under are free. More Information.

Winter Trail Access

• Trailhead: Camp Hale, elevation 9,250' Route: Via Resolution Creek, Total Mileage 6.5

• Trailhead: Pando, elevation 9,200' Route: Via McAllister Gulch, Total Mileage 5

• Trailhead: Jackal Hut, elevation 11,660' Route: Via Pearl Creek, Total Mileage 7.8

• Trailhead: Shrine Mountain Inn, elevation 11,209', Total Mileage 6.8

• Trailhead: Redcliff, elevation 8,680', Total Mileage 10.5

Summer Trail Access [click here for summer water source information]

• Trailhead: Pando, elevation 9,200' Route: F.S. road 714, F.S. road 702, F.S. road 751 to the hut, Total Mileage 8.3

• Trailhead: Jackal Hut, elevation 11,660' Route: F.S. road 755, F.S. road 714, F.S. road 702, F.S. road 751 to the hut, Total Mileage 13.1 (please see Jackal Hut for information on summer closure of F.S. road 755)

• Trailhead: Jackal Hut, elevation 11,660' Route: F.S. road 715, F.S. road 702, F.S. road 751 to the hut, Total Mileage 9.4

• Trailhead: Redcliff, elevation 8,680' Route: F.S. road 709, F.S. road 747, F.S. road 751 to the hut, Total Mileage 8.2

• Trailhead: Vail Pass, elevation 10,580' Route: F.S. road 712, F.S. road 709, F.S. road 747, F.S. road 751 to the hut, Total Mileage 14

(For trailhead details, please see left-hand menu at top of page.)

10th Mountain Division and Summit Huts Associations, Alfred A. Braun Hut System, and Friends Hut operate under special use permits from the US Forest Service, and are equal opportunity service providers.