Neil Colgan Hut

Lake Louise


Perched at 2955 m (9700 ft), high above Moraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks, this ACC hut is the highest habitable structure in Canada, with the country's loftiest outhouse. It sleeps up to 18 and is open only in summer.


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