PETER ESTIN HUT

Peter Estin hut yields a bounty of terrific skiing.

Built in 1985, Peter Estin Hut was the third publicly funded hut added to the 10th Mountain system. Funds were donated by the Estin family in memory of Peter Estin. If you have used other "standard" 10th Mountain huts, the Peter Estin will look familiar. It stands two stories high with a commodious deck jutting from the front door. Plenty of glass faces the south views.

Hut Elevation: 11,200'

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.

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. [locator map]

Maps:
Official 10th Mountain, Winter: New York Mountain, also shown on Burnt Mountain [example]
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

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

Winter Trail Access

• Trailhead: Yeoman Park, elevation 9,060' Route: Via Hat Creek Road, Total Mileage 7.3

• Trailhead: Yeoman Park, elevation 9,060' Route: Via Trail 1873 (Ironedge Trail), Total Mileage 5

• Trailhead: Polar Star Inn, elevation 11,040' Route: Via Trail 1873 (Ironedge Trail), Total Mileage 8.2

• Trailhead: Sylvan Lake, elevation 8,558', Via F.S. road 400, F.S. road 416 to the hut, Total Mileage 9.5

• Trailhead: Harry Gates Hut, elevation 9,700' Route: Via Little Lime Creek Ridge Trail, Total Mileage 7

• Trailhead: Harry Gates Hut, elevation 9,700' Route: Via Crooked Creek Pass, Total Mileage 9.6

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

• Trailhead: Yeoman Park, elevation 9,060' Route: F.S. road 416 to the hut, Total Mileage 7.6

• Trailhead: Yeoman Park, elevation 9,060' Route: F.S. road 415, F.S. Trail 1873 (Ironedge Trail) to the hut, Total Mileage 4.4

• Trailhead: Sylvan Lake, elevation 8,558' Route: F.S. roads 400, F.S. road 416 to the hut, Total Mileage 10.2

• Trailhead: Harry Gates Hut, elevation 9,700 Route: F.S. road 400, F.S. road 416 to the hut, Total Mileage 10.8

• Trailhead: Polar Star Inn, elevation 11,040' Route: F.S. road 418, F.S. road 415, Trail 1873 to the hut, Total Mileage 13.5

• Trailhead: Polar Star Inn, elevation 11,040' Route: F.S. road 418, F.S. road 416 to the hut, Total Mileage 16.7

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