Esquilant Bivvy Hut
Basic/bivvies hutMount Aspiring National Park, OtagoDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a basic six-bunk hut in the Queenstown/Wakatipu area.
Know before you go
Avalanche risk
This area has terrain that can produce avalanches that cross the track, usually from May into November. View avalanche information .
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Fees and bookings
Backcountry Hut Passes and Backcountry Hut Tickets cannot be used at this hut.
Book this hut, and check fees and availability on the New Zealand Alpine Club website .
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CA10
- Grid reference
- E1235455, N5049554
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Whakatipu-wai-Māori/Queenstown Visitor Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Earnslaw Hut
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Heating • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
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Otago • 5.7 km
Rock bivouac
Otago • 6.9 km
Daleys Flat Campsite
Backcountry • Otago • 7.9 km
['Water from tap - not treated • boil before use' • 'Toilets - non-flush'
Daleys Flat Hut
Serviced • 20 bunks • Otago • 7.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- Mattresses
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Basic/bivvies
- Location
- Mount Aspiring National Park
- Fireplace
- No
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- Toilets
- No
- Drinking water
- No
- Reservations
- No
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.44.61532° S, 168.40704° E
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- DOC Huts (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).