Hinsdale Haute Route       (970) 944-2269        grayj@lakecity.net            PO. Box 771   Lake City, Colorado 81235
Our "secret" little hut system offers the finest in winter back country
self-reliance.  Ski or snowshoe with your friends or family to any of the
four yurts in our hut system.

We are proud to have been rated one of safest, most spectacular, and most
remote hut systems in
The Colorado Hut to Hut Guide by Brian Litz.

The Hinsdale Haute Route is Colorado's highest hut system, located in the
San Juan Mountains, along the Continental Divide high above the friendly
little town of Lake City.

Hinsdale Haute Route opened its first yurt in the winter of 1991-92, and
since that time we have added three more yurts to the system.  Hinsdale
Haute Route is a Colorado non-profit organization, operated and maintained
by volunteers.  We operate with the help of the Colorado Trail Foundation.

The Hinsdale Haute Route offers three yurts located high atop the
Continental Divide, generally following the La Gartia Stock Drive trail. The
system is generally safe from any major avalanches. Most of the hut
system is at or above the timberline, and offers vistas of the Weminuche
Wildernessto the southwest, five 14,000' peaks to west and northwest, as
well as views of the La Garita Mountains to the east.

Welcome!
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map of our 2006
Hut System