Cootapatamba Hut
The place
Cootapatamba Hut in Kosciuszko National Park, Perisher/Charlotte Pass area (Snowy Mountains, NSW, Australia), at 1921 m elevation, on Kosciuszko's main range. Continuous Alpine AU cluster (batches 231-322). Historic winter emergency hut ("Cootapatamba" is an Aboriginal Ngarigo name meaning "place where kangaroos shelter"), area with alpine turf and Lake Cootapatamba, at 2050 m the highest lake on the Australian mainland. Kosciuszko, at 2228 m the highest peak in Australia, is 5 km away.
The setting
Kosciuszko Perisher/Charlotte Pass Snowy Mountains NSW 1921 m main range, continuous cluster batches 231-322, winter emergency hut "Cootapatamba" Ngarigo "place where kangaroos shelter", Lake Cootapatamba 2050 m highest lake on the Australian mainland, Kosciuszko 2228 m highest peak 5 km away.
