Austrian Hut

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The Austrian Hut is a high-altitude mountain refuge on Mount Kenya that serves as a common base for climbers ascending nearby peaks such as Nelion and Batian.

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Label Occurrences
Austrian Hut canonical 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf building
mountain hut
mountain refuge
accessRoute Chogoria route
Sirimon–Chogoria traverse
category buildings and structures on Mount Kenya
mountain huts in Kenya
climate cold alpine climate
climbingAreaFor technical routes on Batian
technical routes on Nelion
continent Africa
country Kenya
elevation approximately 15,715 feet
approximately 4,790 metres
environment high-altitude alpine zone
hasViewOf Batian
Lewis Glacier
Nelion
locatedIn Kenya
locatedInNationalPark Mount Kenya National Park
locatedNearFeature upper Lewis Glacier basin
linked to: Lewis Glacier
locatedOn Mount Kenya
locatedOnFeature Lewis Glacier
mountainRange Mount Kenya massif
linked to: Mount Kenya
namedAfter Austria
near Austrian–Lewis Glacier col
Point Lenana
partOf Mount Kenya climbing infrastructure
primaryAccessTo Batian
Nelion
region Central Kenya
roofMaterial metal sheeting
safetyConsideration rapidly changing mountain weather
risk of altitude sickness
servesAs emergency shelter
shelterType permanent hut
typicalUse overnight accommodation for summit attempts
staging point for glacier crossings
typicalVisitors guided climbing parties
independent mountaineers
usedAs base camp
usedBy climbers
mountaineers
wallMaterial stone

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nelion typicalApproachFrom Austrian Hut